Why the Kenyatta vs Fetterman vs Lamb is the race to watch in May
By: Ernest Owens (Originally published in the Philadelphia Magazine on March 24, 2022)
On May 17th, the Democratic U.S. Senate primary will be a political “Infinity War” of sorts. The three major candidates vying for their party’s nomination are super-polarizing in their own ways — which makes this race as intriguing as it is intense.
The presumed front-runner in the senate primary is Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, who is currently polling and fund-raising exceptionally well. The six-foot-eight progressive has garnered a reputation as a political outsider more inclined toward work clothes than suits — and one who aligns more with working-class voters than with private interests. He previously ran for this seat in 2016 but came in a strong third to Katie McGinty and runner-up Joe Sestak. Since that loss, the former mayor of Braddock won a highly competitive statewide race for lieutenant governor and has used that position to build momentum for this contest.
