Didn’t Jason Chaffetz leave Congress, to spend more time with the family, didn’t want to be in politics anymore?
McCormick in Pennsylvania? I recall numerous Freepers said he was a RINO.
Here’s the truth about PA, the GOP is a huge part of the problem.. PERIOD.
The math of PA is very simple:
46%D
39%R
14%I
If you want to win in a statewide race in PA you need to get every republican vote you can and then win the Independents by more than 2 to 1 and/or peel away moderate/conservative democrat voters.
The state GOP basically is stuck in the past, they believe “moderate” country club republican candidates can manage that.. and they can’t, not any more. Those types of candidates will NOT motivate, excite or get the turn out of the base, let alone peel off dems or win the I’s more than 2 to 1.
McCormick is a better candidate here than OZ, but he’s a member of the WEF, etc etc etc.. He’s not likely to get the turnout needed to win.
To win statewide as a republican you need to be an absolutely stellar, strong candidate... Dems can run mediocre and win, they only need to add 4%+1 vote outside their base to win statewide, Republicans need to win 11%+1 vote outside their base to win.
It was the REPUBLICANS who instituted vote by mail not needing a reason. It was the republicans who raised the Gas Taxes in PA to the highest in the nation... etc etc etc. The PA GOP is part of the problem.. and Harrisburg is as much, if not more of a swamp than DC in many ways.
The state GOP doesn’t give a crap about conservatives, other than to pay them lip service for their votes. Yes there are conservatives elected from conservative districts and places, but they are NOT remotely the ones running the party and never ever advance up in the party structure. The GOP of PA leadership is basically the Country Club Republicans of a bye-gone era and they have no intention of changing. They will happily destroy a conservative and support a democrat rather that have a true conservative win a position of power.
Now, with that all said, TRUMP being on the ticket may be able to drag a less than GREAT candidate over the finish line on his coat tails in 24 in PA.. however given the state has done little to reign in the things that lead to the massive fraud in 2020, I am not sure what to expect out of PA this time. Trump will likely put up even bigger numbers than 2020, but since they let them steal 2020, don’t be surprised if its stolen again.
Best Pa can do is a RINO, even if they pull that off.
The PA GOP is worthless.
Do NOT count on them for ANYTHING!!!!!
He might be but that’s likely the best you can do in Pennsylvania for now. He’s preferable to Casey.