PHILADELPHIA — During a visit to Philadelphia on Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris cast the outcome of Pennsylvania’s November elections as a crucial inflection point that could de…
By Jeremy Roebuck | The Philadelphia Inquirer
She linked the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade to recent efforts in Harrisburg to restrict abortion and voting access, describing it all as part of an ideological campaign by Republicans to “gain power instead of uplift the people of America based on their basic needs and desires.”
But Republicans were quick to shoot back, saying she demonstrated in the city that she and President Joe Biden are out of touch with the concerns of most Americans on issues like inflation and rising gas prices. And her surprise visit to campaign organizers at the Laborers’ District Council training facility earned her a standing ovation from those in the room. Harris is slated to return to the region on Monday to deliver the keynote speech at the NAACP’s national convention in Atlantic City.
Fetterman, the state’s current lieutenant governor, is running against celebrity TV doctor and GOP nominee Mehmet Oz for a seat currently held by retiring Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican. The race could provide Democrats with one of their best opportunities to expand their control of the Senate. Still, Harris told the gathered lawmakers Saturday that she and the president were just as concerned about the outcome of local races — like in the Pennsylvania governor’s race — that could significantly impact abortion access in the state.Shapiro, the state’s attorney general who has vowed to protect the status quo, is running against State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee.
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