

Let me start by saying Fetterman is bad, and PA deserves better. But looking back on the election it still seems like the voters made the best choice available at the time.
There are good reasons to be uncertain about Planter, but he seems unlikely to be quite as bad as the current situation.









Absolutely. Unfortunately, warnings of a candidate’s issues may not show up until after a primary. Digging up dirt requires resources, and those can be hard to come by until a candidate is considered serious.
At which point voters are locked into choosing between the two viable candidates (assuming first past the post, which I’d have to double check how much Maine fixed their voting).