National groups come to the aid of Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in Bucks County
The move follows a Wednesday endorsement of Finello from Emily's List, a Democratic political action committee which calls itself the "nation's largest resource for women in politics." And NARAL, an organization that advocates for abortion rights, endorsed Finello Friday.
Fitzpatrick's campaign took notice, emailing supporters Wednesday to say his own fundraising is lagging and to warn about "extremists" meddling in the race.
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Fitzpatrick's campaign last week touted the
Finello on Wednesday continued to try to link Fitzpatrick to President
"We're looking forward to holding
Fitzpatrick, in an interview with The Inquirer in May, said he hasn't decided whether to vote for Trump or former Vice President
A Public Policy Polling survey commissioned by Finello last month found the race a toss-up but Fitzpatrick's numbers dipped when he was tied to Trump's record in office. A House Majority PAC poll last month also found the race neck-and-neck,
Fitzpatrick on Thursday released his own internal poll, done this month by Public Opinion Strategies, which showed him leading Finello 53% to 39%. Sixty-eight percent of the voters in that poll said they had never heard of Finello. And Biden leads Trump, 51% to 42%, the poll found.
Fitzpatrick, who casts himself as a moderate Republican, makes for a likely national target. Democratic voters narrowly outnumber
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