2008 Republican Senate nominee in Delaware. Excellent on the issues, would hve been a good senator, but ran an absolutely HORRIBLE campaign.
Posted on 05/15/2022 3:31:31 PM PDT by T Ruth
MEYERSDALE, Pennsylvania — Unless either Dr. Mehmet Oz or David McCormick pulls out a miracle between today and Tuesday evening, just over 20% of the Republican primary electorate is going to nominate Kathy Barnette for U.S. Senate.
This would mark the first time in modern Pennsylvania Republican primary history that such a complete unknown wins with no statewide infrastructure to support her candidacy, zero money, and little scrutiny. If she succeeds, she will have upended a race between two capable candidates who, up until a week ago, seemed to be locked in a two-man contest.
This would also mark the first time in Pennsylvania Republican primary history that an insurgent candidate has ever won a primary race. ***
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*** There is no state party to rescue Oz or McCormick, because the party didn’t even have the spine to endorse in this race. ***
As a consequence, the party’s decision not to endorse in the governor's or Senate races has had long-reaching implications. By failing to do so, it left a ridiculous number of candidates in the race for both offices — in particular for the governor's race, where nine candidates stayed in long past their expiration date. This allowed the eccentric, far-right Doug Mastriano to suck up all of the oxygen.
In short, if Barnette wins — and everything at this moment points in that direction — she will undoubtedly run shoulder to shoulder with Mastriano. They’ve endorsed each other, they campaign together all the time, and they hold the same outsider standing — even outside of Trumpworld.
It is hard to find any pathway where either of them will win in November, even in the remarkable conditions available to Republican candidates right now.
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Yes, becausr Trump lost in 2016 and he lost in Pennsylvania.
This is the Bush League saying any candidate they don’t approve of can’t win, then they will make sure that happens by assisting the Democrat.
They’ve done it repeatedly.
They did it to Trump.
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All true and well said!
It may not even be a reflection of Barnette. The powers that be pushed two terrible candidates on the voters. The voters Are doing the only thing they can do to send a message. I guess they think why have a Democrat in that senate seat that’s pretending to be a Republican, at least if it’s gonna be a Democrat it should be a Democrat who’s open about it. What’s the benefit of having an anti-American Hollywood left wing wood left wing woke senator as a Republican?
She’s done herself no favors and we’ve got enough dumb people in Congress as it is.
U just called a lotof PA feeepers inbred.
U belong on DU
If she is, she has changed. Always seemed fair to average people who the two parties despise: people who aren’t rich, aren’t poor, and don’t live in huge cities.
Nor has free republic served PA well...we fo not want GOPe so u all to fn dumb to realize that should then shut the hell up.
I think she is the witch that ran a few years back somewhere in the North East/Mid Atlantic?
Sorry to disappoint you, but she has. She has released the documents.
Yeah, yeah, so was Trump. So was Rand Paul. So was Cruz. So was DeSantis. Tell Karl Rove I said hello.
Columnists don’t necessarily choose their headlines, AFAIK.
Becasue hte information is already out. It was Judson University. They've confirmed it. Sorry to upset you.
You like those polished politicians who can talk for an hour without saying anything.
A reminder....29 Congress people have dual citizenship. His mother is in Turkey...and being a citizen gives Oz easy access when necessary.
She even called Doug M far right even though he ushered in mail-in voting.
2008 Republican Senate nominee in Delaware. Excellent on the issues, would hve been a good senator, but ran an absolutely HORRIBLE campaign.
I think both of those candidates will struggle to get even 40% of the vote in November.
Settling for second best is why we are in this mess. Let’s do something different.
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