‘Why lie to me?’ Senate race rivals attack carpetbaggery

By MARC LEVY
Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The title of “Pennsylvanian” is increasingly the go-to weapon for Republican primary candidates for U.S. Senate. A wide-open race for the swing-state seat has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants. Homers like Jeff Bartos and George Bochetto are seizing on it. Bartos is a real-estate investor from suburban Philadelphia. He derides them as “political tourists” and reminds audiences that he’s a “lifelong Pennsylvanian.” Bochetto is a lawyer who has lived in Philadelphia for 45 years. He suggests his out-of-state rivals should just be honest and tell voters that they aren’t really Pennsylvanians.