Posted on 05/14/2022 1:57:17 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
MECHANICSBURG, PA— In picking a sure thing by endorsing state Sen. Doug Mastriano for governor in PA, former President Donald Trump has set off a chain of events that could cost Republicans the governor's office and ensure him a tough race in PA if he chooses to run for president.
Allegheny County Republican Party Chairman Sam DeMarco was stunned when the news hit social media: “I am very disappointed with the president's decision in picking Mastriano. It's not exactly going out on a limb supporting someone in the lead three days before the election; it does guarantee him one win in this state on Tuesday,” said DeMarco in an interview with the Washington Examiner.
Jackie Kulback, the head of the Cambria County Republican Party, a grassroots powerhouse who just recently took this post-industrial county from a Democratic-majority county to a Republican one, was furious at Trump’s decision to back Mastriano.
The president's endorsement of Mehmet Oz was very hard to understand to begin with; now we have a three-way, a very tight three-way race for the critical Pennsylvania Senate seat, and to most of us, it appears that Oz is beginning to fade. So, what does the president do? He's going to shore that up somehow and endorse a sure thing — it is very disappointing,” said Dave Ball.
Kulback said Trump’s interference in PA would be costly: “It will cost a very winnable governor's seat. Dave White or Lou Barletta could have easily beat Shapiro in the fall in a very good year for Republicans.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
It’s the GOPe, have they ever been right in recent years? 🙂
Enjoy Governor Shapiro then.
Leaves the media furious too.
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Yeah you keep trying to think but nothin' happens, Curly.
I'm sure you were keeping your monthly payments up with JimRob during your 9 year, 3 month, 11 day 'absence' from Free Republic, sleeper.
L.O.F.L.
You morons at the troll farm have got to send better sockpuppets when you burn these burner accounts.
Great strategy </s>
I have never seen a baby filter before...i guess I lead a sheltered life. The baby filter used on Trump and Biden debate is so wonderfully weird
https://imgur.com/a/r2MOgkN#LdOf8mx
“Furious Republicans”, AKA RINOs.
“Sounds lie Trump should have stayed out of these races. Let Pennsylvanians decide who they want.”
Trump should use his time, energy and power to discuss and explain national issues rather than telling the people who to vote for.
If he hadn’t lost his last election by 17 statewide points, trump might have supported him.
Your last sentence is the understatement of the century. That is the number one reason trump won’t endorse him. Rightfully so.
So, the implication is, you DO know what you are doing. So, since you know what you are doing, I would vote for you if you were running. But you are not, he is, so all you are doing is getting so lathered up over nothing. Good intentions with no action is nothing.
Salena Zito, establishment shill as always.
Why do they care that he endorsed Mastriano if he’s leading? I like him, because he’s been fighting the stolen Election.
Stan, I'd like to introduce you to Gov. Jim DeSantis (R-FL0, who is 5'7".
“That is absolutely incorrect.”
Really, he organized the event in Gettysburg with Giuliani that started the 2020 election steal narrative. I’ve been listening to him him rail against the fraud for 2 years now.
Not quite sure what you’re smoking?
To refresh your addled mind, (article mentions Mastriano by name, and Shapiro): https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/25/rudy-giuliani-pennsylvania-gop-legislators-allege-disputed-election-irregularities-during-senate-committee-hearing/
BS - it may make the RINO establishment “leadership” furious, but not PA republicans.
Most of us support him, especially MAGA republicans who know the election was stolen - that’s why he is winning.
He and Kathy Barnette are the only ones that are furious about the 2020 election being stolen.
Go MAGA!
PS. Oz won’t even say “stolen election” or “build the wall” or “drill baby drill”.
If he won’t fight for those things, what will he fight for?
He did run around for a while, sanctimoniously leading the charge to expose the irregularities and potential fraud in the 2020 election. Then he stopped talking about it after his critics began pointing out that the 2020 election debacle in Pennsylvania was only possible because of the stupid mail-in voting process that MASTRIANO HIMSELF helped pass into law in 2019.
This is directly from Mastriano's campaign website:
Work with the General Assembly to ... eliminate "No-Excuse" Mail-in voting and Ballot Drop boxes.
I don't know if that's more comical or pathetic. Mastriano voted this sh!t into law as a state senator.
Instead of running for governor, he should stay in the PA Senate and fix the mess he helped create himself.
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