The swing state may be the biggest target of all, for both parties. It was won by Donald Trump in 2016, then Joe Biden in 2020, both times narrowly. It may be some time after the elections before the race between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz is declared
Mr Fetterman, currently the state’s lieutenant-governor after serving as mayor of the struggling town of Braddock for 13 years, won the Democratic primary, despite a dearth of endorsements. Those went to his rival, Conor Lamb, a centrist congressman with a sterling résumé and Kennedyesque hair. Mr Fetterman, by contrast, has no hair at all, and while Mr Lamb has the mien of a man born in a suit and tie, Mr Fetterman campaigns in a hoodie and shorts.
He has since regained his footing, going after Mr Fetterman—a longtime supporter of criminal-justice reform and an active chairman of Pennsylvania’s pardons and parole board—on crime. But a larger concern for voters may be Mr Fetterman’s health. He speaks haltingly in relatively infrequent public appearances—an issue made obvious during a televised debate last month. Mr Fetterman says he is fit to serve. He has yet to release his medical records.
Whether the race has narrowed because establishment Republicans have “come home”, or because voters are concerned about Mr Fetterman’s fitness, it was always going to be a dogfight. Open Senate seats in swing states come along infrequently; each party wants to seize the incumbent’s advantage for future elections. And it may be some time before a winner is declared: poll workers cannot begin processing mailed ballots until election day. Pennsylvania and the world will be watching and waiting.
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