'Unfit': PA Republicans devolve into 'childish' 4 am 'trash talk' against opponents

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Pennsylvania Republican candidates began their trash-talking at 4 a.m. Monday morning, with Doug Mastriano lashing out at Attorney General Josh Shapiro over the gubernatorial debates.

The Philadelphia Inquirer noted Mastriano's name-calling of Shapiro as a "little man," presumably a play on Donald Trump's attack on "Little Marco" Rubio. Shapiro refused to participate in a debate moderated by a former aide to Donald Trump, saying it was a "stunt."

Mastriano made it clear that he wouldn't agree to a standard debate format with an independent moderator, saying it would be "unfair" and a "trap" for him.

“It’s sad but not surprising that the most extreme, out-of-touch candidate in Pennsylvania history would spend his time tweeting childish insults at four in the morning rather than answering real questions from local journalists,” said Will Simons, Shapiro's spokesperson. “But it’s yet another reminder that he’s completely unfit to be our Governor.”

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/unfit-pa-republicans-devolve-into-childish-4-am-trash-talk-against-opponents/ar-AA11Kvj5

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1. I'm sure Mastriano considers any level playing field to be unfair to him

Because he knows that if the format or the moderator aren't tilted heavily in his favor, he'll wind up looking the buffoon. And a Republican toughguy can't afford that! He has enough handicaps without a platform or proposals or policies making him look pusillanimous.

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2. I've found that cowards that make comments like that...

...do so out of insecurity. They then project that insecurity onto their perceived enemies.

Their insults actually tell us more about themselves than their targets.