Cartwright's performance was impressive considering the statewide results in the 8th.

[Spectator]

Cartwright would be an excellent candidate for Senate down the line (either as a primary challenger to Fetterman or a general election challenger to McCormick).

Cartwright is getting up there with age you know.

He'd be 67 or 69 depending on whether he ran in 2028 or 2030...it's certainly old, but not prohibitively so. He could definitely crank out a term or two if he wanted to.

He'll have been an afterthought without holding any office for 6 years. That said, the Dem bench is decidedly decimated right now. Maybe they will be that desperate. The GOP swept the row offices, and there's no remaining swing seat Dems in the US House. Maybe Chris DeLuzio I guess, but he underperformed Fetterman and Shapiro pretty substantially in 2022.

What about Chrissy Houlahan, Madeliene Dean, and Mary Gay Scanlon? They flipped swing seats but got shored up. Conor Lamb is also young and could launch a comeback.

Also, Democrats are likely to flip several swing sweats in 2026, reviving their bench.

They'd all be in their 60s or early 70s by then. Lamb shoulda made an AG comeback this year if he wanted to stay in politics longterm, and he very well might have won. I doubt he runs, and would be afterthought after that many years out of office. DeLuzio did do better than both Harris and Casey in his seat and he's young, so maybe he'd be a contender. Or one of the probable new 2026 wave people might be stars. Either way though, Dems are at a disadvantage right now in terms of bench strength with no row officers and only DeLuzio in the House delegation to draw from.

Houlahan is only 57, and she definitely does not come off even that old. I imagine both her and Deluzio will likely run statewide in the future.

If they wanna lose, sure. Chester County middle-aged white wine moms are not the people the Dems need to appeal to win PA. She will be in her 60s by the time the next Senate or gubernatorial race come up.

This is pretty gross statement considering Houlahan is much more accomplished and has a very solid back story in the Army and isn't just a "middled aged white wine mom". Do better.

You can't take people telling you the truth.

[wbrocks67]

Cartwright would be an excellent candidate for Senate down the line (either as a primary challenger to Fetterman or a general election challenger to McCormick).

Cartwright is getting up there with age you know.

He'd be 67 or 69 depending on whether he ran in 2028 or 2030...it's certainly old, but not prohibitively so. He could definitely crank out a term or two if he wanted to.

He'll have been an afterthought without holding any office for 6 years. That said, the Dem bench is decidedly decimated right now. Maybe they will be that desperate. The GOP swept the row offices, and there's no remaining swing seat Dems in the US House. Maybe Chris DeLuzio I guess, but he underperformed Fetterman and Shapiro pretty substantially in 2022.

What about Chrissy Houlahan, Madeliene Dean, and Mary Gay Scanlon? They flipped swing seats but got shored up. Conor Lamb is also young and could launch a comeback.

Also, Democrats are likely to flip several swing sweats in 2026, reviving their bench.

They'd all be in their 60s or early 70s by then. Lamb shoulda made an AG comeback this year if he wanted to stay in politics longterm, and he very well might have won. I doubt he runs, and would be afterthought after that many years out of office. DeLuzio did do better than both Harris and Casey in his seat and he's young, so maybe he'd be a contender. Or one of the probable new 2026 wave people might be stars. Either way though, Dems are at a disadvantage right now in terms of bench strength with no row officers and only DeLuzio in the House delegation to draw from.

Houlahan is only 57, and she definitely does not come off even that old. I imagine both her and Deluzio will likely run statewide in the future.

If they wanna lose, sure. Chester County middle-aged white wine moms are not the people the Dems need to appeal to win PA. She will be in her 60s by the time the next Senate or gubernatorial race come up.

This is pretty gross statement considering Houlahan is much more accomplished and has a very solid back story in the Army and isn't just a "middled aged white wine mom". Do better.

You can't take people telling you the truth.

Great conversation with someone who a) believes they are always right and b) doesn't even live in PA

I continue to not understand why some people on this forum feel the need to be such a-holes to people. There's no reason for it.

[Spectator]

Cartwright would be an excellent candidate for Senate down the line (either as a primary challenger to Fetterman or a general election challenger to McCormick).

Cartwright is getting up there with age you know.

He'd be 67 or 69 depending on whether he ran in 2028 or 2030...it's certainly old, but not prohibitively so. He could definitely crank out a term or two if he wanted to.

He'll have been an afterthought without holding any office for 6 years. That said, the Dem bench is decidedly decimated right now. Maybe they will be that desperate. The GOP swept the row offices, and there's no remaining swing seat Dems in the US House. Maybe Chris DeLuzio I guess, but he underperformed Fetterman and Shapiro pretty substantially in 2022.

What about Chrissy Houlahan, Madeliene Dean, and Mary Gay Scanlon? They flipped swing seats but got shored up. Conor Lamb is also young and could launch a comeback.

Also, Democrats are likely to flip several swing sweats in 2026, reviving their bench.

They'd all be in their 60s or early 70s by then. Lamb shoulda made an AG comeback this year if he wanted to stay in politics longterm, and he very well might have won. I doubt he runs, and would be afterthought after that many years out of office. DeLuzio did do better than both Harris and Casey in his seat and he's young, so maybe he'd be a contender. Or one of the probable new 2026 wave people might be stars. Either way though, Dems are at a disadvantage right now in terms of bench strength with no row officers and only DeLuzio in the House delegation to draw from.

Houlahan is only 57, and she definitely does not come off even that old. I imagine both her and Deluzio will likely run statewide in the future.

If they wanna lose, sure. Chester County middle-aged white wine moms are not the people the Dems need to appeal to win PA. She will be in her 60s by the time the next Senate or gubernatorial race come up.

This is pretty gross statement considering Houlahan is much more accomplished and has a very solid back story in the Army and isn't just a "middled aged white wine mom". Do better.

You can't take people telling you the truth.

Great conversation with someone who a) believes they are always right and b) doesn't even live in PA

I continue to not understand why some people on this forum feel the need to be such a-holes to people. There's no reason for it.

I have admitted when I'm wrong? Also you're the one with the victim complex here. People pointed out to you Harris's flaws this year but yet you gaslit people into pretending they were nothingburgers and similarly took any criticism of Harris as a pearl-clutching offense.

[wbrocks67]

Cartwright would be an excellent candidate for Senate down the line (either as a primary challenger to Fetterman or a general election challenger to McCormick).

Cartwright is getting up there with age you know.

He'd be 67 or 69 depending on whether he ran in 2028 or 2030...it's certainly old, but not prohibitively so. He could definitely crank out a term or two if he wanted to.

He'll have been an afterthought without holding any office for 6 years. That said, the Dem bench is decidedly decimated right now. Maybe they will be that desperate. The GOP swept the row offices, and there's no remaining swing seat Dems in the US House. Maybe Chris DeLuzio I guess, but he underperformed Fetterman and Shapiro pretty substantially in 2022.

What about Chrissy Houlahan, Madeliene Dean, and Mary Gay Scanlon? They flipped swing seats but got shored up. Conor Lamb is also young and could launch a comeback.

Also, Democrats are likely to flip several swing sweats in 2026, reviving their bench.

They'd all be in their 60s or early 70s by then. Lamb shoulda made an AG comeback this year if he wanted to stay in politics longterm, and he very well might have won. I doubt he runs, and would be afterthought after that many years out of office. DeLuzio did do better than both Harris and Casey in his seat and he's young, so maybe he'd be a contender. Or one of the probable new 2026 wave people might be stars. Either way though, Dems are at a disadvantage right now in terms of bench strength with no row officers and only DeLuzio in the House delegation to draw from.

Houlahan is only 57, and she definitely does not come off even that old. I imagine both her and Deluzio will likely run statewide in the future.

If they wanna lose, sure. Chester County middle-aged white wine moms are not the people the Dems need to appeal to win PA. She will be in her 60s by the time the next Senate or gubernatorial race come up.

This is pretty gross statement considering Houlahan is much more accomplished and has a very solid back story in the Army and isn't just a "middled aged white wine mom". Do better.

You can't take people telling you the truth.

Great conversation with someone who a) believes they are always right and b) doesn't even live in PA

I continue to not understand why some people on this forum feel the need to be such a-holes to people. There's no reason for it.

I have admitted when I'm wrong? Also you're the one with the victim complex here. People pointed out to you Harris's flaws this year but yet you gaslit people into pretending they were nothingburgers and similarly took any criticism of Harris as a pearl-clutching offense.

Because you automatically took a disagreement with me - which is fine - to "well I'm right and you're wrong" which is so incredibly lame. Not sure how this turned into anything about Harris but I have admitted when I was wrong - that's not in question here considering you were the one who started this by trying to say that my opinion was wrong and yours was right, as if anyone is wrong who disagrees with you (or because I am wrong about a few things that makes me wrong on everything?? like what is this??)

Again, I have no idea why you're coming at me with such attitude and malice. I literally was just having a conversation with you and you suddenly went into personal attacks. What is your problem?

[ctherainbow]

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[CentristRepublican]

Cartwright would be an excellent candidate for Senate down the line (either as a primary challenger to Fetterman or a general election challenger to McCormick).

Cartwright is getting up there with age you know.

He'd be 67 or 69 depending on whether he ran in 2028 or 2030...it's certainly old, but not prohibitively so. He could definitely crank out a term or two if he wanted to.

He'll have been an afterthought without holding any office for 6 years. That said, the Dem bench is decidedly decimated right now. Maybe they will be that desperate. The GOP swept the row offices, and there's no remaining swing seat Dems in the US House. Maybe Chris DeLuzio I guess, but he underperformed Fetterman and Shapiro pretty substantially in 2022.

What about Chrissy Houlahan, Madeliene Dean, and Mary Gay Scanlon? They flipped swing seats but got shored up. Conor Lamb is also young and could launch a comeback.

Also, Democrats are likely to flip several swing sweats in 2026, reviving their bench.

They'd all be in their 60s or early 70s by then. Lamb shoulda made an AG comeback this year if he wanted to stay in politics longterm, and he very well might have won. I doubt he runs, and would be afterthought after that many years out of office. DeLuzio did do better than both Harris and Casey in his seat and he's young, so maybe he'd be a contender. Or one of the probable new 2026 wave people might be stars. Either way though, Dems are at a disadvantage right now in terms of bench strength with no row officers and only DeLuzio in the House delegation to draw from.

Probably, but keep in mind this isn't always true. The MIGOP literally cleared the field for Rogers after he'd been out of politics for a full decade.

Idk that PA Dems would have any inclination to do the same for Conor Lamb of all ppl, but they honestly MIGHT for Cartwright. Idk if he's interested, but if he is he should def receive support and encouragement from PA Dems.