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.
He is our the nominee for Governor. get over it and start backing him. This is the same type of nonsense that I heard about Donald J. Trump too.
Remember that his election to become a Senator in Pa., was his first political office. I meant 3 months, but mistyped 2 month, that was the extent of his political lifespan when Act 77 was passed. It's not like he was a seasoned politician. He was a complete newbie who had retired as a Colonel from the Army. He did run for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district in 2018, but was defeated in the primaries.
Your argument is as weak as these arguments presented by the Ukraine/Zelenskyy cheerleaders. Neither are productive, but is instead very counter-productive to this movement, as the conflict is dangerous to American interests.
It was one thing to make your point during the primary, but it no longer should be a point going forward, unless you are secretly working for Shapiro to become Governor.