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Deminpenn

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12. The open seat is because current Chief Justice Saylor,
Thu Oct 14, 2021, 08:48 AM
Oct 2021

a Republican, is retiring.

The R candidate ran a lot of TV spots during the late summer, but now McLaughlin, the Dem, is dominating the airwaves.

If Dems pick up this seat, the state supreme court would be 6-1 D. Then Dems would have to retain Max Baer's seat later as he is close to mandatory retirement age of 75.

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