John Fetterman not being a primary field clearer doesn't have anything to do with his quality as a candidate. It's because of how PA primaries work. (Thread)
In PA, a candidate's home county is always listed on the primary ballot. This leads to people just voting for the candidate who lives closest to them.
When Fetterman successfully primaried Mike Stack in 2018, he didn't face ANY fellow westerners, only people from SEPA. He ended up winning with 38% of the vote. Stack also had to deal with Nina Ahmad splitting the Philadelphia vote.
If Fetterman faces a single eastern pa candidate (probably Houlahan or Wild) he'll have a steep race ahead of him. If there's another Western PA candidate he'll have to pull off a miracle.
I'm not saying that he couldn't do it. People like Tom Wolf have won against candidates with heavy geographic advantages. I'm just saying that expecting Fetterman to be the democratic nominee isn't a good idea at this point
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