He would be a moron if he failed to realize that it was a mistake, but he did realize it was a mistake. I have no idea why you folks keep singling out Doug, when every Republican was responsible and voted yes for Act 77. Doug had been in the legislature for 2 months when he voted yes, and most likely went along with the rest of the Republicans as a result of that brief time frame. What we are not privy to is what he might have done to hopefully make it a better Act.
You are throwing the baby out with the bathwater, which makes no sense whatsoever. Your position is like cutting off one's nose to spite one's face.
It is time for all Republicans to stand behind Doug Mastriano now, not continue to further spread doubt about him. Especially since he has been a strong MAGA Republican all along. It's akin to those who continued to spread doubt about Donald J. Trump after he became the Republican candidate for President in 2016.
I hold the entire state GOP in contempt over this.
I can't speak for anyone else here on FR, but I'm only "singling out Doug" because he's running for governor.
Doug had been in the legislature for 2 months when he voted yes ...
If he was unprepared for what he was dealing with after two months in office, then perhaps he should have abstained from voting on it at all.
Personally, I rarely have much enthusiasm for someone like this who has spent his entire adult life working in government. On several occasions (like this one) Mastriano has demonstrated that he is ill-equipped to deal with anything important.
The guy brags on his website about being a student of history and strategy ... and then votes for a bill that enables elections to be stolen right in front of his eyes?
I hope he wins in November only because he's a thousand times better than the @sshole he's running against, but when he loses I hope he leaves public office for good.