Suburban voters are key for Doug Mastriano. His abortion views seem to be turning them off

[Demovictory9]

https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-suburban-voters-abortion-mastriano-election-2022/

Many suburban Republicans say they are having a hard time bringing themselves to vote for their party’s nominee for governor, Doug Mastriano. And several voters and political operatives doing on-the-ground outreach say his stance on abortion is a big reason why.

In this race to lead purple Pennsylvania, the difference between the candidates is stark.

Mastriano, a state senator, opposes abortion under all circumstances. His Democratic opponent, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, says he wants to maintain Pennsylvania’s current law: Abortion is legal up to about 24 weeks of gestation, with later-term abortions permitted in case of a medical emergency.

Stacy Naulty is one of those voters for whom a total ban is a problem. She’s 43 and lives near Lansdale, a Montgomery County town about an hour from Philadelphia, with her four kids. She supported Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020.

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But it’s his stance on abortion that she finds especially unacceptable, even as a person who generally supports abortion laws being up to states.

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Ramer said that in the suburbs, abortion feels like the kind of issue that will peel away voters who might have supported another GOP candidate.

“Even if they consider themselves pro-life — which, many people in our organization consider themselves pro-life — Doug Mastriano’s stance on abortion is incredibly extreme,” he said, adding that in focus groups, these kinds of voters seem happy to vote for a conventional Democrat like Josh Shapiro when Mastriano is the alternative.
“I do think he will take it to the extreme and completely shut abortion down altogether, and that’s not an answer these days,” she said. “People rape children. You’re going to have her, you know, have a baby out of that situation?”

“No,” she said. “It’s not OK.”

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Cara Alderfen, a registered Republican who lives in the Perkasie area, in Bucks County, said she doesn’t really care how Mastriano frames his abortion views. Any level of support for rolling back abortion rights, she said, is “the nail in the coffin for me.”

[Lovie777]

1. The guy sounds like a complete monster.....

[cstamm53]

2. "Nasty Mastri"

Mastriano is basically out of sight here in NEPA.
I think he's afraid to face the public.
There's another GOP loser(Jim Bognet) running against Matt Cartwright (D) for State Rep.

I'm predicting Shapiro, Fetterman (if he remains healthy) and Cartwright will win PA.