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Pa. Democrats aim to appeal to working-class voters with policy, symbolism, and some anger

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to show they can be populists, too.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The warning sign hidden in Pa. Democrats’ big wins this year: Philly turnout plummeted

PHILADELPHIA — The midterm elections clean sweep by Pennsylvania Democrats obscured a big warning sign for the party: Philadelphia keeps falling behind.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman’s stroke might not have a huge impact on Pa.’s Senate race, but it has reshaped his political identity

As John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz prepared to debate in a Harrisburg TV studio, Darryl Carney was busy renovating a two-story house around the corner, favoring his right arm.

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Biden hopes to boost Fetterman in Pennsylvania, where the president has roots

PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden stood at the edge of a bridge with Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman on Thursday and talked mostly about the bridge.

Los Angeles Times

Biden hopes to boost Fetterman in Pennsylvania, midterm turf where the president feels at home

PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden stood at the edge of a bridge with Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman on Thursday and talked mostly about the bridge.

Los Angeles Times

After rallying with Trump, Mehmet Oz is pivoting toward the suburbs that have abandoned the GOP

PHILADELPHIA — In his U.S. Senate primary campaign, Republican Mehmet Oz clung close to former President Donald Trump, wielding his endorsement to help sway Republican voters.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After rallying with Trump, Mehmet Oz is pivoting toward the suburbs that have abandoned the GOP

PHILADELPHIA — In his U.S. Senate primary campaign, Republican Mehmet Oz clung close to former President Donald Trump, wielding his endorsement to help sway Republican voters.The surrogates, and locations, point to a political reality that Oz and nearly every Pennsylvania Republican faces: Trump’s voter base, on its own, almost certainly…

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Biden and Trump visits have Pennsylvania elections back in the national spotlight

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania and its critical elections are back in the national spotlight this week.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

John Fetterman says he’s not a typical politician. Is that enough in a brutal climate for Democrats?

PHILADELPHIA — As John Fetterman campaigned in Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary, he openly acknowledged — and warned — that the odds are stacked against his party. To win in November, he argued, Democrats needed to nominate someone different.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘Maybe it’s time to try something else’: Democrats backing diverse Senate candidates

WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, Democratic voters in three states nominated a trio of attention-grabbing Senate candidates: a Black man who disavows moderate policies, a towering, tattooed lieutenant governor who insists on wearing shorts, and a Black woman who spent her career in the judiciary.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

John Fetterman dominated the Pa. Democratic primary for Senate. Here’s how he won

PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman didn’t just win in Pennsylvania, he trounced his rivals. The lieutenant governor won every single county in the state and had a 30-point lead over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate with 92% of votes counted Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania is ground zero for 2022’s ugliest Senate races

The purple state is a perfect encapsulation of national politics right now.

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