Had Fetterman done the right thing from the get-go, they could have given the nomination to the Democratic candidate with the second-most votes. By not stepping down, he's pretty much handed the race to Oz, IMO.

I read one article that suggested the Dem's game plan was to get Shapiro elected governor, get Fetterman to step down (assuming he won), then Shapiro could hand-pick Fetterman's wife to fill the now-vacant position, as she is a Marxist.