Mastriano’s campaign doesn’t have a lot of money. OK. Then he should be chomping at the bit to talk to the press. Live radio and tv interviews would allow him to discuss his positions and persuade voters. Is he so lacking in his own convictions that he will only discuss them in a safe and friendly environment?
What I love about Donald Trump is that he’s a fighter. Mastriano is proving he is not a fighter, and even worse, he’s a ghost.
You are so right about Mastriano. Not one t.v. ad. Doesn’t talk to reporters, even local ones. He has been defined by Shapiro as a right wing kook who likes to dress up in Confederate uniforms and opposes all abortions. Shapiro has run a brutal media campaign against Mastriano and I haven’t heard a peep out of Mastriano to take him on.
Pennsylvania is a big state. You have to get ads up in the two big media markets—Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Mastriano is spending his money on a campaign bus. Shapiro has been around in PA politics. He has high name recognition and for the low information voters in this state, that’s enough.
I heard Mastriano speak in my hometown. Hardly advertised appearance. About 200 people showed up in a hanger at the local tiny airport. He actually said he thought he was chosen by God to be governor. On hand giving the opening prayer was a New Apostolic Reformation preacher. Go read about those nuts and what they believe.
Mastriano expects to win by touring hamlets in his campaign bus and having supporters put out some yard signs? He needs a miracle to overcome the fact that he is a lousy candidate. Lou Barletta would have been able to beat Shapiro.