Doug Mastriano's Pa. victory could give 2020 denier oversight of 2024

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The Trump-backed GOP gubernatorial nominee has proposed moves that could create election ‘chaos,’ experts say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/18/doug-mastrianos-pa-victory-could-give-2020-denier-oversight-2024/

https://archive.ph/SEcVG



As a Pennsylvania state senator and gubernatorial candidate, Doug Mastriano railed against the rampant fraud that he believes was responsible for Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat. He vowed to decertify voting machines in counties where he suspects the result was rigged. And he asserted that the Republican-controlled legislature should have the right to take control of the all-important choice over which presidential electors to send to Washington. As governor, Mastriano would have the opportunity not just to speak, but to act.

The Trump-endorsed 58-year-old, who won the Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday, would gain significant influence over the administration of the battleground state’s elections should he prevail in November, worrying experts already fearful of a democratic breakdown around the 2024 presidential contest. Those concerns are made especially acute in Pennsylvania by the fact that the governor has the unusual authority to directly appoint the secretary of state, who serves as chief elections officer and must sign off on results. If he or she refuses, chaos could follow.

“The biggest risk is a secretary of state just saying, ‘I’m not going to certify the election, despite what the court says and despite what the evidence shows, because I’m concerned about suspicions,’” said Clifford Levine, a Democratic election lawyer in Pennsylvania. “You would start to have a breakdown in the legal system and the whole process.”

Mastriano’s backers appear well aware of the stakes. A video posted to Telegram by election denial activist Ivan Raiklin from Mastriano’s victory party on Tuesday showed the candidate smiling as Raiklin congratulated him on his win and added, with a thumb’s up, “20 electoral votes as well,” a reference to the state’s clout in the electoral college. “Oh yeahhhh,” Mastriano responded.

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[Lovie777]

1. I turn on the computer .....

always "negative" news concerning the Democrats prospect for the mid-terms and 2024.

The corporate news never fails to ignore me and millions of others insight. Corporate news does in fact center around all reasons of failures from the ones that will save our democracy.

We know the tremendous uphill battle, and we know how to climb.

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2. slight corrrection

Doug Mastriano's Pa. victory will give 2020 denier oversight of 2024.

He will appoint a SoS who will simply invalidate any election results they don't like.

Rise up PA dems! This is the most important mid term election result out there.