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To: Alberta's Child
Toomey might be the best you’re going to get as a Republican in PA these days. I might have felt differently 3-4 years ago, but Lou Barletta’s disappointing performance in the 2018 Senate race changed my outlook considerably.

You raise a good point!

Barletta, a strong conservative - did very poor against Casey. The unfortunate reality is that there are more democrats than republicans registered in PA. Another problem Barletta faced was Casey's strong name recognition and strong support from so-called 'traditional' democrats.

The questions I would ask about Barletta's loss to Casey is whether the PA republican party and the RNC provided Barletta the support that he needed? Did Toomey provide Barletta his strong support; did he vigorously campaign for him? Did the republican party surround Barletta with a winning campaign staff and winning levels of $$?

What did the autopsy reveal about Barlett's Senate campaign and loss to Casey?

20 posted on 10/04/2020 11:41:49 AM PDT by JesusIsLord
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To: JesusIsLord

Barletta had some pretty mediocre ratings among a lot of conservative organizations that rate House and Senate members over the years. That should have served him well in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans among registered voters.


23 posted on 10/04/2020 11:52:50 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("ThereÂ’s somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
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To: JesusIsLord
Unfortunately far too many people vote for who they've learned to live with as a representative.....Rhino or not they vote for the familiar. Which is also why the Representatives stay in politics forever!
28 posted on 10/04/2020 12:32:38 PM PDT by caww (...This constant pretending the president is a problem is pure evil!...)
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