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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money
New York TimesHARRISBURG, Pa. In the same spot where he spoke to thousands of people at a raucous State Capitol rally demanding an end to pandemic restrictions in April 2020, Doug Mastriano appeared on Saturday before a crowd of just a few dozen about half of whom were volunteers for his ragtag campaign for governor of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Mastriano, an insurgent state senator who in the spring cruised to the Republican nomination, is learning this fall that while it is one thing to win a crowded G.O.P. primary on the back of online fame and Donald J. Trumps endorsement, it is quite another to prevail in a general election in a battleground state of nearly 13 million people.
He is being heavily outspent by his Democratic rival, has had no television ads on the air since May, has chosen not to interact with the states news media in ways that would push his agenda, and trails by double digits in reputable public polling and most private surveys.
Theres no sign of cavalry coming to his aid, either: The Republican Governors Association, which is helping the partys nominees in Arizona, Michigan and six other states, has no current plans to assist Mr. Mastriano, according to people with knowledge of its deliberations.
Mr. Mastriano, an insurgent state senator who in the spring cruised to the Republican nomination, is learning this fall that while it is one thing to win a crowded G.O.P. primary on the back of online fame and Donald J. Trumps endorsement, it is quite another to prevail in a general election in a battleground state of nearly 13 million people.
He is being heavily outspent by his Democratic rival, has had no television ads on the air since May, has chosen not to interact with the states news media in ways that would push his agenda, and trails by double digits in reputable public polling and most private surveys.
Theres no sign of cavalry coming to his aid, either: The Republican Governors Association, which is helping the partys nominees in Arizona, Michigan and six other states, has no current plans to assist Mr. Mastriano, according to people with knowledge of its deliberations.
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Mastriano's Sputtering Campaign: No TV Ads, Tiny Crowds, Little Money (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2022
OP
This article is music to my ears! Thank you for sharing it, my dear brooklynite! n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Sep 2022
#2
Plus, Josh Shapiro is a great candidate. I saw him live at a small event in the spring.
lindysalsagal
Sep 2022
#4
Gee, you think maybe being a fascist Neo Nazi dirtbag might be bad for business?
Initech
Sep 2022
#8
Wounded Bear
(58,584 posts)1. They say that like it's a bad thing...
What am I saying? Their whole business model is based on the horse race. If he gets curbstomped, it's not good for their red meat crowd. All about the clicks and views.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,516 posts)2. This article is music to my ears! Thank you for sharing it, my dear brooklynite! n/t
dchill
(38,433 posts)3. Good news, but I'll feel a whole lot better when he's gone!
All the Mastriano signs I've been seeing are still in place, some in very nicely landscaped garden areas. I'm frankly tired of the way they make me feel.
lindysalsagal
(20,570 posts)4. Plus, Josh Shapiro is a great candidate. I saw him live at a small event in the spring.
https://joshshapiro.org/
Josh exposed the Catholic Churchs decades-long cover up of child sexual abuse, identifying 301 predator priests and thousands of victims and spurring investigations across the United States. He forced an agreement between two of the Commonwealths largest insurance companies, protecting health care access for 2 million Pennsylvanians, and he has repeatedly gone to court to defend Pennsylvanians reproductive rights and a womans right to choose.
He has held more than 90 public officials, Republicans and Democrats alike, accountable for breaking the law. Working with law enforcement partners at the local, state, and federal level, hes arrested thousands of mid- and high-level drug dealers while getting thousands of illegal guns off our streets.
During the 2020 presidential election, Josh protected the right to vote and defended Pennsylvanias election result, winning in court dozens of times before and after Election Day. He continues to call out the dangerous lies that undermine our democracy and provide steady, strong, and competent leadership to protect voting rights in Pennsylvania.
Josh exposed the Catholic Churchs decades-long cover up of child sexual abuse, identifying 301 predator priests and thousands of victims and spurring investigations across the United States. He forced an agreement between two of the Commonwealths largest insurance companies, protecting health care access for 2 million Pennsylvanians, and he has repeatedly gone to court to defend Pennsylvanians reproductive rights and a womans right to choose.
He has held more than 90 public officials, Republicans and Democrats alike, accountable for breaking the law. Working with law enforcement partners at the local, state, and federal level, hes arrested thousands of mid- and high-level drug dealers while getting thousands of illegal guns off our streets.
During the 2020 presidential election, Josh protected the right to vote and defended Pennsylvanias election result, winning in court dozens of times before and after Election Day. He continues to call out the dangerous lies that undermine our democracy and provide steady, strong, and competent leadership to protect voting rights in Pennsylvania.
PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)5. That is very true in the Philly TV market,
all the tv buys seem to be anti-Mastriano/pro-Shapiro.
I'd almost venture to say if there were no anti-Mastriano ads running, most people wouldn't even know he was running for Gov.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,711 posts)6. Too bad, so sad
brooklynite
(94,302 posts)7. Mastriano's doing this intentionally...
Its stupid but intentional.
He's a MAGA true believe who doesn't trust the "mainstream media" and thinks he only needs to appeal to Trump's base voters to win.
Initech
(100,029 posts)8. Gee, you think maybe being a fascist Neo Nazi dirtbag might be bad for business?