John Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary after Suffering Stroke
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Pennsylvania lieutenant governor John Fetterman won Tuesday night’s Democratic Senate primary, defeating three challengers after he was recently treated for a stroke.
Fetterman, who is still recovering in the hospital after undergoing a “standard procedure to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator,” bested opponents state representative Malcolm Kenyatta, Jenkintown borough councilwoman Alex Khalil, and U.S. representative Conor Lamb.
As projected, Fetterman currently carries nearly a 30 percent aggregate lead over Lamb, who garnered national attention after winning a 2018 special election to the House in rural Pennsylvania.
Just before the leak of the Supreme Court majority draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion on a national level, Fetterman, considered to be a very progressive candidate, was asked to articulate the extent of his pro-abortion radicalism at a Democratic debate in April.
He was asked: “Are there any limits on abortion you would find appropriate?”
“I don’t believe so, no,” Fetterman replied.
While on the campaign trail, Fetterman made a stop at every county in the state, sharing the key issues on his progressive agenda such as killing the legislative filibuster in the Senate, legalizing marijuana, supporting unions, and promoting abortion rights.
