Gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner (R-PA): "The Russians are going to help me with Tom Wolf"

[Miles Archer]

Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner, the Republican candidate to unseat Gov. Tom Wolf (D) in the Keystone State, joked Friday that the Russian government would help him win this November.

In a recording obtained by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party and provided to HuffPost, Wagner is heard cracking the joke to a crowd in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

“By the way, the Russians are going to help me with Tom Wolf,” Wagner says, prompting a round of laughter and applause from the audience. “If I have to use Paul Manafort, I will.”

Indictments in February arising from Robert Mueller’s investigation into 2016 U.S. election interference suggest that Russia instigated a coordinated campaign of “information warfare” to assist Donald Trump’s campaign. Its targets included the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and various other liberal groups and aides for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-russians_us_5b7b0e7ae4b0a5b1febde20e

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Ahhh so so funny. Win at any cost gop bc everyone hates your "platform".

Unreal the normalization of it all bc hey, the gop wants it that way. HAIL no.

[Roland99]

2. Applause. Not gasps. Applause

Traitors. Every fucking one of them

[Snotcicles]

3. Lets not forget they are the " No WMD's here no WMD's there" crowd. nt

[PRETZEL]

4. Dude's down like double digits to Gov. Wolf

and I really haven't seen many Wagner ads of late here.

[femmocrat]

5. I think I saw one against him.

Something about taking away healthcare? Medicare? I didn’t really watch it. He creeps me out.

[GoCubsGo]

6. This makes me wonder if some "reverse rat-fuckery" is our future.

If the Russians can meddle on behalf of Republicans, they can just as easily turn the tables on them. Imagine the discord they could sow by doing to the Republicans what they did to the Democrats back in 2016. Especially with the Mueller investigation going on.

[ffr]

7. Not funny, Scott, you a$$hole! We already know you WERE serious.

Go away!