I'll be voting in the primary. Probably for Kenyatta. Why? Because I watched the first debate and Fetterman didn't bother showing up, which I didn't like. As far as Lamb goes, he likes to brag about supporting the Shell ethane cracker plant he "helped" put in and all of the natural gas jobs. Like he actually had anything to do with the Marcellus Shale unit being under his feet.
TBH, the whole handling of the natural gas development left a very bitter taste in my mouth, from an easterners perspective. Almost none of that money goes into the Commonwealth's general fund, it all stays local (what little there is tax wise). Well, if that's fair then why can't my sales and income tax stay in my county for our purposes?
I wish Kenyatta had asked Lamb what happens to all that "great stuff" when the gas runs out? The answers are spread out all over the western and northeastern parts of Pennsylvania. When the coal left, the acid mine drainage and coal waste piles stayed. Eventually the people moved on too. Natural resource extraction is best described as "rape and run". At least if you're supporting renewables they will be replaced when they're old and worn out. The sun and wind may not be available all the time but they'll still be there 200 years from now unlike a mined coal seam or tapped out gas-rich shale unit.
I expect Fetterman to win the primary (and I'll vote for him this fall). I wouldn't worry about Lamb, he'll be fine. If the arguments he used in the primary didn't work, I suspect a Republicans using them will have just as much luck. Besides, it will be the independents (who are about a third of the registered voters) who will decide who wins this fall. Fetterman will have to win them over and at the moment any Republican is going to be pushing a "radical" agenda in a lot of independent's minds. That will be a point Dems will have to drive home if they are going to win.
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