Lt. Gov. says he has already raised $1.4 million for US Senate campaign
Written by Victoria Scialfa on February 9, 2021
Lt. Gov. says he has already raised $1.4 million for US Senate campaign
By Sam Dunklau / WITF
February 9, 2021
As Lt. Gov. John Fetterman officially launches a bid to fill Sen. Pat Toomey’s U.S. Senate seat in 2022, some say the Democrat faces a potentially crowded field.
Fetterman, who made points in dispelling state election fraud lies, will first have to emerge the winner of what’s expected to be a competitive primary race.
Every Democrat with name recognition may toss their hat in the ring, from state Sen. Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) to U.S Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Chester County).
Then, if Fetterman earns the nomination, comes convincing a share of the state’s conservative voter bloc to cast a ballot for him.
However, Fetterman says he’s not likely to convert those voters.
“What I am suggesting is that there are a lot of people that are reachable, a lot of people who are open to having that kind of a conversation and finding out: ‘Hey, what exactly can we agree on and work together with?” Fetterman says.
Fetterman says driving home policies he calls “universal truths” to voters who are not his base will be a core campaign strategy:
“Ok, conservative voter who’s skeptical: can you live off $7.25 an hour? Because if they’re being honest with themselves, they would say no. Have you used and needed health care in your lives or your children’s lives? I doubt they’ve said no,” he says.
The Lt. Gov. says he has managed to raise nearly $1.4 million in just a month.
Most of that, he touts, is from thousands of donors giving an average of $30 a piece.
Fetterman ran for U.S. Senate in 2016, but lost in the primary.
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