Live TV debate exposes Democrats' differences in Senate race

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman acted as a conversation moderator while residents voiced their opinions on the legalization of recreational marijuana. It was a stop at York College in 2020.
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman acted as a conversation moderator while residents voiced their opinions on the legalization of recreational marijuana. It was a stop at York College in 2020. Photo credit © Cameron Clark via Imagn Content Services, LLC

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat held their first live-televised prime-time debate. John Fetterman is the state’s lieutenant governor, and has led polls and fundraising. He took the brunt of the attacks from state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Philadelphia and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb of suburban Pittsburgh. Perhaps the sharpest exchange in Thursday night's debate centered on a 2013 incident when, shotgun in hand, Fetterman confronted someone he believed was involved with gunfire on a nearby street in Braddock, where Fetterman was mayor. The debate also exposed differences over suspending the federal gas tax and opposing new natural gas drilling leases.

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