A group of PA's Republicans will form a super PAC to support Josh Shapiro, the Dem Gov nominee......

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Sure am grateful there are sane Republicans.




A group of Pennsylvania Republicans will form a super PAC Wednesday to support Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor.

Call them “Never Mastrianos.”

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‘Mastriano is unacceptable’: A group of Pennsylvania Republicans is organizing to support Shapiro

First there were "Never Trumpers," Republicans who rejected former President Donald Trump and his controversies. Now come "Never Mastrianos," who feel the same way about the GOP nominee for governor.

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-doug-mastriano-governor-republicans-endorsements-20220706.html




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Josh Shapiro speaks about the importance of defending abortion access in Pennsylvania on June 29.



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by Chris Brennan Updated Jul 6, 2022

Call them “Never Mastrianos.”

A group of Pennsylvania Republicans with long records in government and politics will form a super PAC Wednesday to support state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor, in a rejection of the GOP nominee, State Sen. Doug Mastriano.

Republicans for Shapiro will be chaired by former U.S. Rep. Jim Greenwood, a Bucks County Republican who in 2020 organized a similar effort to oppose then-President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term.

That comes as Shapiro is expected to announce Wednesday a “first wave of Republican endorsements,” including Greenwood.


A self-described Never Trumper, Greenwood rattled off a long list of reasons for his opposition to Mastriano in an interview with The Inquirer.

They include: Mastriano’s attendance at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol, his use of campaign funds to bus supporters to that event, his repeated claims of debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, his vow to ban all abortion in the state with no exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the life of the pregnant person, his opposition to gay marriage, and his comparison of gun-control measures to Nazism.

“I think he’s an extreme, dangerous guy who is out of touch with the majority of the people in Pennsylvania,” said Greenwood, who also expressed concern that Mastriano as governor could create a crisis in Pennsylvania’s election in 2024 if Trump seeks the presidency again.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This is extremely good news for Shapiro! I am totally surprised.

To think that there are actual sane Republicans who loathe TFG and anyone associated with him is almost beyond belief.

I hope they will be able to convince other sane Republicans to join them in supporting Shapiro, so that Mastriano will get the drubbing he so richly deserves.

[mvd]

5. It is, Peggy

Mastriano is completely nuts. As bad as Oz is, Mastriano would destroy my state.

[33taw]

2. Any reason these folks don't joi. The Democratic Party?

They realize their candidates a extremists they don’t believe in.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

3. Let's hope an era of populist extremism is going into an eclipse.

[question everything]

4. When there is no alternative

I remember in 2016 the then sane R's could not decide whom they loathed more: Trump or Cruz