John Fetterman, Katie McGinty, and Joe Sestak went head-to-head on Friday in a debate at the Keystone Progress Summit. While the debate itself didn’t make much news, the results of the straw poll following the debate certainly should…
Despite being the “establishment” pick, attending the DSCC’s summer retreat, and having support from national organizations like EMILY’s List and League of Conservation Voters, Katie McGinty placed LAST.
Results:
Sestak 41.9%
Fetterman 30.9%
McGinty 27.2%
This poor showing from McGinty follows a recent Franklin & Marshall poll that shows her trailing Sestak in addition to the news that she overwhelmingly lost the endorsement in her home county.
McGinty also trails Sestak financially with her most recent fundraising report acknowledged as, “less than…expected given her substantial backing from party leaders and labor unions.”
But this isn’t the first time Katie McGinty has struggled to break through to voters. During her 2014 gubernatorial bid, Katie McGinty finished dead last:
