Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, and state Rep. Malcom Kenyatta, all hopefuls in the race for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat, debagted Thursday night.
The three candidates vying for the Democratic nominee in the race for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat on Thursday evening squared off during a televised debate. From L to R, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, state Rep. Malcom Kenyatta and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb.The three Democratic Senate candidates vying for their party’s nomination squared off during a televised debate on Thursday in one of the country’s most closely watched congressional races.
In between fielding questions from Dennis Owens and WPXI anchor Lisa Sylvester about tax hikes and fracking, Fetterman was taken to task on a subject he has tried to move past: the 2013 incident in which the former Braddock mayor pointed a shotgun at a Black jogger believing he was a criminal on the run.
Lamb accused Fetterman of lying, explaining that as a prosecutor he read the police report in which the former mayor admitted to pulling the gun on the man in order to stop him. Fetterman pointed out that the people of Braddock re-elected him to two additional terms. “The important thing is the people of Braddock know me and they know my heart,” he said.
Fetterman said he applauds Biden’s latest assistance to Ukraine but stressed that no American troops should be deployed to the beleaguered country. Lamb said he has “what it takes to stand” and win against Republicans. “I am the only candidate who has beaten Republicans head to head,” said the former Marine and prosecutor.and the fundraising.
“We are able to bring out the margins that we are going to need,” said Fetterman, who has been stumping in rural, traditionally Republican districts. “I’m the only candidate that has embraced this every county, every vote idea.” The race for the open seat is widely considered the Democratic Party’s best chance to gain a Senate seat in the fall.who last year voted to impeach former President Donald TrumpFILE - Malcolm Kenyatta, a state lawmaker from Philadelphia running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks at a Centre County Democrats' breakfast event at a hotel at the Mountain View Country Club, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Boalsburg, Pa.
Kenyatta said the issue went beyond economics and medicine, noting the disproportionate rates of African Americans who are arrested and convicted for possessing small amounts of cannabis.
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