The author of this article is from my neck of the woods. She always has been a mouthpiece for the squishes of the GOP establishment (with an occasional feint to the right), hence her timely “expose” of the most conservative candidate in the PA Senate race — but, but, but “Barnette CAN’T WIN!!1!”.
The establishment is in a panic, and Zito’s helpful trashing of the true conservative is meant to ensure that Barnette WON’T defeat the Great and Powerful Oz next Tuesday, thus setting up a win-win for the Mitch McConnells of the world in the general election.
Even if Barnette does win next week, establishment puppets like Salena Zito and Dave McCormick and many others will work tirelessly to make sure it doesn’t happen again in November.
Your interpretation of Salena Zito is an accurate one IMHO.
Reagan couldn’t win; neitehr could Trump. OTOH, McCain adn Romney were “electable.”
Always pick the unelectable candidate, if that candidate is conservative. If you pick teh electable candidate, you will lose 90 percent of the time. If you pick the unelectable one, you’ll win most of the time.