(File photo of Lou Barletta)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four Republican candidates for governor in the party’s crowded primary race say they won’t join a debate before the primary election unless it is moderated by a Republican who lives in Pennsylvania and is outwardly neutral in the race. The four — Lou Barletta, Jake Corman, Bill McSwain and Dave White — issued the joint statement Monday night, eight weeks before the May 17 primary election. The Republican primary is unusually crowded, with nine candidates. Democrat Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s attorney general, has a clear path to the party’s nomination. Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, is barred from seeking a third term and endorsed Shapiro.