The race was neck and neck the entire primary... McCormick had taken a slight lead, until the OZ endorsement... then Oz took a slight lead, entire time both floated around 20% in the polls after spending a combined 60 Million bucks...
Then Barnette (someone actually advocating MAGA principles) came along and voters flocked to her, and then the party machine set to work to absolutely destroy her.
And you wind up back with the two absolute turds that the party deemed acceptable.... An inauthentic turd named OZ, an a Bush/Wall Street Republican.
Both are completely off brand to motivate the base and win, and I’ve said this for months now, If either McCormick or Oz are the nominee don’t be surprised if the Dems win this seat in spite of the red wave this fall... the only way I see either one of them winning is if Biden and the economy have damaged the democrat brand so badly that a ham sandwich would win as long as it has and R by its name.
Both are COMPLETELY off Brand for this state. McCormick likely would play better, but not going to motivate and draw... OZ is completely off brand for PA. OZ is trying to carry the MAGA mantle, but he’s not MAGA at all.. and folks aren’t buying it.... When he rallied with Trump folks in the AUdience BOOED him, and yes folks, it did happen.
GOP of PA are SWAMP... this was the first time in ages the voters of PA had a chance to actually do something to force a change and they let themselves get scared by the party back onto the plantation.... SO we are once again stuck with crap options.
I am no fan of either of these guys, but this idiotic outcome in the primary is just going to damage whoever is the eventual victor that much more.. 40 Million dollars each, and neither can get over 31% of the primary vote... that tells you just how awful they both are going to play in the general.
To put this in perspective, the entire 2018 General election senate race, less than 30 Million was spent combined by BOTH candidates.... These guys BOTH spent more money than the last General Election on a Primary, and neither of them could get more than 31% of the vote and thats among just GOP voters..
These guys are dogs that won’t hunt in PA.... And now this stupid result just makes it even more idiotic.
OZ is a RINO... PA GOP candidate, whoever it ends up being is going just be another joke... PA voters this fall get Uniparty/GLobalist vs Uniparty/Globalist light... and then if the Light version wins... ooo didn’t we do good... Nonsense.
Thank you for the detailed reply. When you say Oz is a RINO, I understand you to mean that he would be an establishment, McConnell supporter who would stab Trump in the back. That is depressing.
I could understand wanting someone other than the BushBot who might have a chance to win, but if the Dem candidate is at death’s door, maybe a true MAGA candidate could have won. Who can predict something like a stroke, though?
In my state, Trump endorsed the Senator that has already been stabbing him in the back. He sailed through.