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Election Review - DLXXXV
Election Review - DLXXXV
The 3 Most Important Races in the Midterms are for the governorships in Pennsylvania,
Michigan, and Wisconsin; Doug Mastriano is running an ethical/populist campaign.
Customarily, input from PoliticsPA is “laundered” so that the content is emphasized;
here, however, it’s desirable to note how word-choice reflects its lib-bias by providing its
summaries intact [NEVER TRUMPERS UNITE AGAINST MASTRIANO].
Craig Snyder, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, is leading
a group of centrist Republicans that have formed a political action
committee that opposes GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano.
Republicans4Shapiro was established last Wednesday and is chaired by
former U.S. Rep. Jim Greenwood, who organized a similar effort to oppose
then-President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term in 2020.
Its website states “The Republican nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania,
Doug Mastriano, is an extremist, far outside the mainstream of the PA
Republican Party which has given the Commonwealth and the Country
outstanding leaders like Governors Dick Thornburgh and Tom Ridge.”
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This PAC frames itself as a frontline fighter against “anti-democracy
candidates” across the country, and insists that “Trump loyalists in today’s
GOP must be held accountable,” according to the main text on its website.
“We are going to be playing heavily in this state,” Gunner Ramer, political
director for the PAC, said. He called Mastriano a “clear threat to our
democracy” who denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election. The PAC has
played a role in several GOP primary victories, including Brad
Raffensperger’s win over the Trump-backed candidate, Jody Hice, in the
Georgia secretary of state race, according to The New York Times.
Lancaster-based Penn Cinema canceled the première of the ‘blockbuster’ film, “Return of
the American Patriot: The Rise of Pennsylvania,” which featured prominent right-wing PA
figures, including GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. A “backup location” was
announced 24 hours before Saturday’s opening.
Austin Davis, the state’s Dem nominee for lieutenant governor, is facing heat over a series
of tweets from more than a decade ago, around the time Davis attended college, that
appear to make derogatory statements about women and the LGBTQ community. But the
criticism is from Mastriano who has peddled conspiracy theories about elections and
Islam, and who has shared content boosting the QAnon movement. [The last point was
tacked onto the leftie piece gratuitously and, of course, incorrectly, reflecting bias.]
Photos were taken by Liz Diehl at Friday’s PA-GOP Convention Dinner; during his speech,
Mastriano claimed secret Dem support, counterpointing opposition by RINOs. Naturally,
the Inqy endorsed the latter [With democracy at risk, some Pa. GOP leaders wisely break
with one of their own | Editorial]; one can anticipate this drumbeat won’t cease.