![]() ![]() The State of the 2022 Midterm Elections With the primaries over, both parties are shifting their focus to the general election on Nov. Trump in 2020 repelled college-educated voters. ![]() Fetterman does not match the blowout Biden victories in the Philadelphia suburbs, where the foil of Mr. Biden in red counties may be necessary if Mr. In Pennsylvania’s vast rural areas, the Fetterman campaign aims to improve upon the 2020 performance of President Biden, another candidate who banked on his Everyman appeal, and who narrowly carried the state.Įxceeding Mr. Fetterman’s charisma before crowds, in stump appearances during the spring, to a strategy focused heavily on social media and television ads. It typified how his campaign has been forced to pivot from relying on Mr. Fetterman spoke fluently but haltingly, with gaps between words. Still recovering from his stroke in May, Mr. Trump won by 28 percentage points in 2020, that “we must jam up red counties” by running up votes. Fetterman told supporters in Westmoreland County, which Mr. In a speech lasting just five minutes, Mr. Fetterman had a double-digit lead in polling over the summer, the race’s tightening, while typical in a battleground state, has caused Democrats’ anxiety to rise. Fetterman unfavorably has risen, while many Republicans have grudgingly rallied behind their nominee, Mehmet Oz. Fetterman has limited his campaign schedule as he recovers from a stroke, unable to visit “every county.” He is facing fierce Republican attacks that appear to be hitting home with voters, particularly over his record on crime.
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