Over the noon hour I attended a “Meet and Greet” for Malcolm Kenyatta at the Democratic Information Center in Jim Thorpe. I was worried that a noon rally on a Monday for a Pennsylvania state candidate might have a very small crowd, but it was packed, standing room only.
Kenyatta has visited Carbon County at least three times. He’s from Philly, wears his hair in braids, is gay, and inspired a room full of Carbon County voters. He is visiting rural areas and getting tremendous support in counties like Greene, Wayne, and Elk.. He represented a Philly House District and was known for getting bipartisan backing for his legislation.
He shook everyone’s hand, took selfies with the audience, explained how he would approach the office of Auditor General, discussed how he sees the office, and obviously cares about ordinary people, not just the type of Pennsylvanians who can hire lobbyists and give large campaign contributions. I am once again awed at the quality of Democratic candidates.
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