O'Malley Working Hard to Get Progressives Elected, Endorses John Fetterman for U.S. Senate

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8. Just saw this:

Dem chairman: Fetterman would be toughest vs. Toomey

'The new year has brought a fresh wave of activity in this year’s Pennsylvania Senate race – and a surprising assessment from the commonwealth’s Democratic chairman, who said Braddock Mayor John Fetterman could give the party its best chance to win.

The chairman, Marcel Groen, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Thursday that Fetterman would “be the toughest candidate” in a general election matchup against Sen. Pat Toomey, the Republican incumbent.

“In a society looking for different, he could catch on,” Groen told the paper – though he also played up Katie McGinty’s establishment support and Joe Sestak’s grassroots backing, and said the party was unlikely to pick sides in the primary.

Fetterman, mayor of a small borough outside Pittsburgh, has generally been considered a wild card in the race, with most attention focused on Sestak, a former congressman and 2010 Senate nominee, and McGinty, Gov. Wolf’s former chief of staff. But Groen said the mayor with a knack for grabbing attention – helped by his six-foot-eight frame and prominent tattoos – is “more competitive than people think” -- different, yet grounded on policy.'>>>

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/capitolinq/Dem-chairman-Fetterman-would-be-toughest-vs-Toomey.html