Biden Emerges as Dividing Line for Dems in Pennsylvania Senate PrimaryPresident Joe Biden has emerged as a dividing line for Democratic Senate candidates in his home state of Pennsylvania, with frontrunner John Fetterman planning to skip Biden's Friday infrastructure event in Pittsburgh.
While Fetterman will be a no-show, Rep. Conor Lamb, another Senate hopeful, plans to attend the event, where Biden is expected to tout his $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. Fetterman, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, cited scheduling conflicts for skipping Biden's visit. Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro (D.), a gubernatorial candidate, will also miss the event.
The brushoff comes as Biden's poll numbers crater over his handling of the economy and coronavirus pandemic. Biden, who was born in Scranton, has a 39 percent approval rating in national polls and a negative favorability rating in the Keystone State.
The snub fits a pattern for both Fetterman and Biden. Fetterman came under fire this week for backing out of meetings he had scheduled with Democratic groups and black clergy members. Though Fetterman is considered the most progressive candidate in the Democratic primary, he has struggled to appeal to black voters, in large part because of a 2013 incident in which he pulled a shotgun on an unarmed black jogger...........
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