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In First Primary Debate, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate Candidates Try to Push Electability

By Lucy Perkins
Published March 21, 2022 at 10:35 PM EDT
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Alex Khalil and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb at the March 20 debate on the Carnegie Mellon University campus.
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Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, Alex Khalil and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb at the March 20 debate on the Carnegie Mellon University campus.

Four Pennsylvania Senate candidates met for the first major debate of the Democratic primary on Sunday. WESA's Lucy Perkins says they tried to push their electability in a tough year for Democrats.

Read the full story at: https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2022-03-20/democrats-spar-over-climate-crisis-supreme-court-at-senate-debate-in-pittsburgh

(Original air-date: 3/21/22)
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Lucy Perkins
Lucy Perkins is an editor and also reports on federal government and elections for the Government and Accountability team. Before joining the WESA newsroom, she was an NPR producer in Washington, D.C., working on news programs like All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. You can reach her at lperkins@wesa.fm.
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