DOUG MASTRIANO PULLING AHEAD IN PA
Jackie Kulback was just one of the Pennsylvania GOP leaders who was worried in May when Doug Mastriano clinched the Republican primary for governor.
Mastriano was a MAGA state senator who worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election and Kulback thought he would struggle to win the critical battleground state in the fall. But she’s feeling differently these days.
“The higher the gas prices go, the more electable Mastriano is,” said the chair of the Cambria County Republican Party. “Honestly, I feel this is Mastriano’s campaign to lose.”
In the immediate aftermath of Pennsylvania’s messy gubernatorial primary — which included an ill-fated, last-minute attempt by the GOP establishment to stop Mastriano — many Democrats and Republicans in Pennsylvania thought the race was all but over. Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee, is a first-class fundraiser with a record of winning tough statewide races. He emerged unscathed from the Democratic primary after clearing the field.
Mastriano, on the other hand, has a shoestring campaign, regularly antagonizes members of his own party, and is known for his far-right views on hot-button issues. He chartered buses to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, where he appears to have been part of a crowd that crossed barricades. He believes in no exceptions for an abortion ban. He has said that the state legislature has the power to appoint presidential electors, and as governor, he would have the power to “decertify” election machines. When Mastriano pulled out a win in the primary, many national Republicans kept their distance and, privately, assumed Shapiro would waltz to the governor’s mansion.
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GUNS N GEAR
This is great news. Senator Mastriano was standing with us against lockdowns while the rest of the PA GOP was too busy being the good, obedient, liberals they actually are.
Shapiro ?
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Josh Shapiro is the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He is a smooth talking snake. He protected the steal in 2020. He even “predicted” how it would go down on MSNBC, if I remember correctly. He is the preferred candidate for the governor seat, both by the PA Communist party (Democrats), and the PA loyal opposition (GOP).
If he gets it, steals it, or whatever, gonna be bad news. Wolf was a wimp compared to this guy.