A battle between Democratic progressives and moderates, accusations of domestic violence against a candidate endorsed by former President Trump and the potential entry of a television doctor are all factors in Pennsylvania’s wide-open 2022 Senate contest.
From left: Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Rep. Conor Lamb, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Sean Parnell.
Next year’s Senate race is expected to be a marquee midterm contest, with both the Cook Political Report and the University of Virginia Center for Politics rating it as a toss-up. And given the Senate’s current 50-50 split between the parties and a map that could favor Democrats, it’s plausible that Pennsylvania will decide who controls the Senate.The race’s very early frontrunner in fundraising and name recognition is Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
According to the most recent filings, Lamb and Arkoosh have both raised more than $2 million, while Kenyatta has brought in $1.2 million. Both Lamb and Kenyatta were featured as “Rising Stars” keynote speakers at last year’s Democratic National Convention. Sean Parnell at a campaign rally for then-President Donald Trump at Pittsburgh International Airport in September 2020. , Laurie Snell said her estranged husband “tried to choke me out on a couch, and I literally had to bite him,” and said he called her a “whore” and told her to “go get an abortion.” Parnell testified Monday that her comments were “complete fabrications” and “flat-out lies,” saying he “never” strangled or got physical with her.
“We’ll see who comes out of the primary,” he said in an interview with CNN on Monday. “Facts will come out. We’ll find out exactly what people think. I think what ultimately happens is, people are going to look at somebody’s background and say is that the type of person they want and also are they talking about the issues I care about.”
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