Allan Smith is a political reporter for NBC News.
Pennsylvania primary voters will cast ballots Tuesday in a series of critical races in the key battleground state, even as both the presidential and Senate primaries are mere formalities. They include a bitterly fought Democratic primary around Pittsburgh and a primary in eastern Pennsylvania that features a moderate Republican seeking to fend off a right-wing challenger.
Casey, a three-term senator whose father was governor of Pennsylvania, regularly out-polls Biden in the state, where Democrats have enjoyed victory after victory since Trump’s stunning upset over Hillary Clinton in 2016. The race could determine which party holds the majority in the Senate, where Democrats hold a 51-49 advantage. A moderate Republican on defense Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has built a brand as a moderate Republican, so he has often attracted primary challengers from the right.
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