With two weeks until Pennsylvania’s primary election, Republican candidates running for U.S. Senate and governor continue to sow doubts about the legitimacy of 2020’s presidential election, showing the extent to which the GOP campaign trail remains in thrall to former President Donald Trump’s extreme and baseless election claims.
Both offices are hotly contested and could be critical to the outcome of Pennsylvania’s 2024 presidential election when Trump may run again, whether certifying election results or dictating election laws in the battleground state.
But, while Republicans have made anger over the 2020 election a staple of this year’s midterm primary campaigns to appeal to Trump-loyal GOP voters, such messages could be a liability in fall’s general election campaign, pollsters say.
There, Republicans can be expected to focus on inflation, the economy and President Joe Biden’s performance, especially considering that Americans continue to feel pessimistic about the direction of the country and the national economy.
Pennsylvania’s primary election is being held Tuesday, May 17. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.
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Democrats, however, appear prepared to revisit Trump’s baseless election fraud claims, tying them to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the ensuing armada of Republican-sponsored election legislation that Democrats frame as an attack on voting rights.
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