The race for an open seat on Pennsylvania’s highest court initially resembled the sleepy contests that had played out for decades
The race for an open seat on Pennsylvania 's highest court initially resembled the sleepy contests that had played out for decades: low turnout, little media coverage and just enough spending to afford some biographical TV ads on cable. Then attack fliers began hitting mail boxes. “Once that happened, it opened the flood gates up, because people were prepared to respond,' said Democrat Dan McCaffery, who ultimately beat Republican Carolyn Carluccio on Tuesday.
Republican Kevin Brobson won by a mere 25,000 votes, or 1 percentage point. This time around, strategists say, Democratic donors and allied groups were far more prepared and motivated — particularly by the desire to defend abortion rights and their interests in 2024's presidential election. Their preparation included focus groups that found that undecided voters had a visceral reaction to the idea of an anti-abortion candidate trying to hide their anti-abortion position, they said.
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