Pa. Dem congressional candidate is ‘Trumpish’ on immigration. Will the party stop him?
A few miles away, Richard, a 74-year-old retired union electrical worker, was sitting at the counter at a farmers market waiting to order breakfast. Richard, a registered Democrat who would give only his first name, says
He's leaning toward supporting
Since the
He's running in a six-candidate primary field that includes the Sanders-backed pastor and a litigator supported by EMILY's List, a
These progressives -- Edwards, 48, a self-described "unorthodox" candidate whose slogan is "All of Us or None of Us," and attorney
The outcome in Tuesday's primary is being closely watched by national political observers because the district, like several others in the
A majority of registered voters in the district disapprove of Trump's job performance, according to a
Also running are social worker
To date, outside groups have spent about
EMILY's List has been airing a television ad depicting Morganelli as a Trump lackey, pointing to the district attorney's opposition to so-called sanctuary cities, his anti-abortion position, and a
"You know
For his part, Morganelli pitches himself in an ad as a "Democrat with backbone" who would push to ban assault weapons, fight efforts by Trump to cut Medicare, and "stand up to drug and insurance companies."
The son of a union construction worker and a seamstress, Morganelli, 62, of
In an interview, he said he recognizes Roe v. Wade as the law of the land but as a Catholic personally opposes abortion, with exceptions. Morganelli says he supports fully funding
On immigration, he says he supports protecting the immigrants known as Dreamers who were brought to the country illegally by adults. But he hedges on whether to provide a pathway to citizenship for other undocumented immigrants, and says local authorities should cooperate with federal immigration agents -- a break with his party.
"I don't believe open borders is what most Americans want," Morganelli said. "I think we have to have borders, an orderly immigration process."
"The fact that
Groups like EMILY's List and NextGen Climate Action, founded by liberal billionaire
Intervention by outside groups seeking to impose litmus tests on key issues has been more prominent among
But the
There have also been echoes of the bitter 2016 presidential primary, when Sanders supporters suspected -- correctly, it turns out -- that national
He and Wild mostly agree on the issues -- supporting Medicare for all, debt-free college, legalizing marijuana -- but differ in their approach.
Edwards, a community organizer who was arrested last year during a protest of the
"I am the person that makes the least amount of money, who has raised the most amount of money through small-dollar donations," he said.
Wild, a former
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