Five months ago, the Republican primary to succeed retiring Sen. Pat Toomey looked like a relatively straightforward affair. But after the frontrunner dropped out amidst scandal and with the primary fast approaching, the Republican field in Pennsylvania is as unsettled as it ever has been.
The evenly divided Senate means that Republicans need to gain just one seat to take control of the chamber. With only four credible pickup opportunities, the GOP has little room for error, and losing one of their own seats like Pennsylvania’s would make reclaiming the majority that much harder.
Sean Parnell, the Army veteran who…
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