UPDATE: Peterson has endorsed Glenn Thompson! Well, this changes the dynamic a bit. There will be no western concensus candidate. Will the westerners line up behind Peterson's pick? Will the money start flowing in for Thompson, who has been a non-starter up to this point? /end update
It's increasingly looking like Bill Cahir will win the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania's 5th district open seat race. He's raised over $120,000, far more than his 2 rivals, according to the financial reports submitted this week.
On the Republican side, it will come down to Walker and Shaner, with the possibility of a Peterson endorsement uniting the western Republicans behind either Stroup or Richardson. Geography does play a role in this district (6 candidates from the populous eastern part and 3 from the larger west). But time is running out for the retiring Peterson to make a difference in this 9-man GOP race when so many ads have already been run by the 3 rich candidates (all from the east).
See my previous diaries for run-downs on all of these candidates, with many links, etc. Fundraising numbers, and more on the flip.
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