Wessell worked on the campaign of Conor Lamb, the Democrat whose special election victory last year in a congressional district that overlaps with the 37th presaged Democrats’ new strength in the state. He even appeared in an ad for Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s re-election campaign later that year with his wife, who is an active Democrat.
Wessell is also wary of Sanders, but he knows he won’t be voting Trump in 2020. He’s still hanging onto his Republican registration, though.
“I haven’t given up on my party,” Wessell said as a roomful of Democrats cheered their latest win.
