An ongoing series of observations.
To link up with several recent posts, it seems to me that the race for the GOP nomination to contest the governor’s race is yet another good example of how a relatively small number of people can shape both the direction of a party and, potentially, who sits in office. The winner of the GOP nomination for governor is Doug Mastriano, who is aptly described by a NYT headline as follows: Doug Mastriano, a far-right 2020 election denier, is Pennsylvania Republicans’ choice for governor. Amanda Carpenter at The Bulwark is even more direct, starting her piece with the following sentence: “Doug Mastriano is an insurrectionist, period.” And the headline of her piece asks Are Republicans Now Going to Endorse Doug Mastriano? I will note that my guess is that the answer to that question is basically “yes” (although, as always, it depends on who the Republicans are in that sentence).
