The Pennsylvania Democratic Party declined to throw its weight behind a candidate in the primary for the state’s open Senate seat today
Democratic activists just took a pass on endorsing in one of the biggest Senate races in the country.
The lack of an endorsement is also a small victory for the other candidates in the primary, who were not expected to win the party’s backing. David Rodriguez, chair of the Pennsylvania Democrats’ Latino Caucus and a state committee member, said he supported Lamb because he is the most electable candidate in the primary: “He’s the only candidate that we feel could win our general election against the Republicans.”
“There isn’t much connection in Pennsylvania in a high-profile race between winning the endorsement of the state committee and actually winning the primary,” said Balaban. Still, he said, “you’d rather have it than not have it.” In a speech Fetterman gave before the vote was held, he said, “How do you evaluate the strength of a campaign? Is it votes in this room? Sure. How do you evaluate the strength in a campaign? How about polls? How about fundraising? How about the number of donors?”
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