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John Fetterman skipped the first Pa. Senate debate. His rivals made it all about him anyway.

From the opening moments, U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta lobbed attacks at their missing primary opponent.

Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, center, points at an empty podium for Lt. Gov. John Fetterman at Sunday's Democratic Senate debate at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. Fetterman skipped the debate, but Kenyatta and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, right, made him a starring player nonetheless with their frequent attacks on the Democratic primary front-runner.
Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, center, points at an empty podium for Lt. Gov. John Fetterman at Sunday's Democratic Senate debate at Muhlenberg College in Allentown. Fetterman skipped the debate, but Kenyatta and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, right, made him a starring player nonetheless with their frequent attacks on the Democratic primary front-runner.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer