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Pennsylvania

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,054 posts) Sat Jan 9, 2021, 09:25 PM Jan 2021

Just got a fundraising email from PA Lt. Gov. John Fetterman asking for [View all]

support for his 2022 campaign to fill Toomey's seat.

Seems like a good one. Any thoughts on his odds of winning? Who else might he be going for it?

Admittedly, I'm kind of under-informed on state politics. How is it that with all the Pennsylvanians living in "Alabama in between" repeatedly giving our state legislature to Rs that we have a Dem governor? And who do we have to try and replace him in 2022?

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Just got a fundraising email from PA Lt. Gov. John Fetterman asking for [View all] Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 OP

Is that why Toomey is trying to sound reasonable all of a sudden? Bev54 Jan 2021 #1

toomey is retiring, not running nt msongs Jan 2021 #3

Ahhh thanks, I did not know that Bev54 Jan 2021 #6

"Republican Sen. Pat Toomey To Retire, Opening Up 2022 Race In Pennsylvania" Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #4

It's hard to give odds at this point FakeNoose Jan 2021 #2

He certainly doesn't seem like he'll scare off anyone for being an "elite." Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #5

That's certainly true FakeNoose Jan 2021 #7

Governor Wolf buys John Fetterman a tie GeoWilliam750 Jan 2021 #8

Excellent! Thanks. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #10

I would vote for him in a heartbeat and, I'm from PA. Marie Marie Jan 2021 #9