Janelle Stelson made an early campaign stop in Harrisburg on Wednesday, pointing to one of the Democrats’ likely focus points for 2026 — that a Trump-induced economic slowdown could help motivate Black voters that the party has historically struggled to reach, at least in central Pennsylvania.

Stelson — who has already been endorsed by Democratic leadership in her bid to mount a second challenge against Republican Congressman Scott Perry — invited the media to a series of visits with Black businesses on Wednesday afternoon. She was accompanied by Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, one of the state’s most prominent Black elected officials.

In their conversations with business owners, Stelson and Davis had a clear central theme: that President Donald Trump and his allies, including Perry, are fail

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