Post by Logan on Apr 17, 2016 19:42:34 GMT -6
If you judge politicians by the company they keep, here’s all you may need to know about the Democrats running for U.S. Senate this year:
Katie McGinty supports the presidential bid of political juggernaut Hillary Clinton. John Fetterman backs progressive insurgent Bernie Sanders. And Joe Sestak hasn’t allied himself with either side.
Presidential politics is an important backdrop for efforts to topple the one-term Republican incumbent, Pat Toomey. Respected political prognosticator Larry Sabato called Mr. Toomey’s re-election a “toss up,” mostly because a divisive Republican presidential nominee, like Donald Trump, could drag Mr. Toomey’s numbers down.
Ousting Mr. Toomey is key to Democratic hopes of eroding, or even reversing, the GOP’s 54-44 lead over them in the Senate. But it won’t be easy.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2016/04/17/3-Democrats-battling-to-face-Sen-Toomey-in-Nov/stories/201604150200
Katie McGinty supports the presidential bid of political juggernaut Hillary Clinton. John Fetterman backs progressive insurgent Bernie Sanders. And Joe Sestak hasn’t allied himself with either side.
Presidential politics is an important backdrop for efforts to topple the one-term Republican incumbent, Pat Toomey. Respected political prognosticator Larry Sabato called Mr. Toomey’s re-election a “toss up,” mostly because a divisive Republican presidential nominee, like Donald Trump, could drag Mr. Toomey’s numbers down.
Ousting Mr. Toomey is key to Democratic hopes of eroding, or even reversing, the GOP’s 54-44 lead over them in the Senate. But it won’t be easy.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2016/04/17/3-Democrats-battling-to-face-Sen-Toomey-in-Nov/stories/201604150200