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hatrack

(59,587 posts)
Sat Aug 20, 2022, 10:57 AM Aug 2022

Shitstain-Endorsed Doug Mastriano Campaign For Governor In PA Haunted By . . . Doug Mastriano

Last edited Sat Aug 20, 2022, 01:30 PM - Edit history (3)

Doug Mastriano is trying to appeal to a wider audience. He wants to steer the conversation toward inflation, taxes, parental rights, energy independence, and crime. But with less than three months remaining before Election Day, Mastriano continues to be haunted by … Doug Mastriano. Whether it’s a thesis he wrote 20 years ago warning of a left-wing “Hitlerian Putsch,” or a since-deleted Facebook video he posted this spring about the state’s “deceitful” GOP establishment and its secret “disdain for veterans,” the Republican nominee for governor can’t seem to get out of his own way.

The post-primary hits keep on coming. This week? A 2018 radio interview resurfaced in which Mastriano claims that climate change is an academic fabrication (it’s not) and that Islam isn’t compatible with the U.S. Constitution (it is, as Thomas Jefferson himself acknowledged).

“The Constitution was founded on Christian-Judeo ideas, and it’s only compatible with that worldview,” Mastriano, who was running for Congress at the time, said on WEEO News Talk 103.7 FM. “Guess what? Not all religions are created equal, and they all have different worldviews.” When asked in the radio interview if global warming is real, Mastriano responded: “It is not. It’s fake science, and it’s a racket at the academic level.”

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In May, Mastriano, with a late endorsement from Donald Trump, emerged victorious from a crowded Republican primary field. But he has since been dogged by a constant stream of negative news stories and campaign missteps. Journalists, opposition researchers, and internet sleuths continue to uncover public statements, ranging from demonstrably false assertions and bizarre online musings to policy proposals that are far outside the majority opinion of Pennsylvania voters — including many Republicans. Some of it has become easy fodder for attack ads by Josh Shapiro, his Democratic opponent. Shapiro’s campaign has been able to pull material directly off Mastriano’s website.

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https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/doug-mastriano-islam-global-warming-2018-governor-pennsylvania-20220819.html

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Shitstain-Endorsed Doug Mastriano Campaign For Governor In PA Haunted By . . . Doug Mastriano (Original Post) hatrack Aug 2022 OP
Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2022 #1
He's running for Governor of PA. no_hypocrisy Aug 2022 #2
Isn't he running for PA Governor, not the US Senate? Ocelot II Aug 2022 #3
Doug Mastriano for Governor. Mehmet Oz is the Senate candidate MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #4
Mastriano is a proud Nazi just like trDUMP. magicarpet Aug 2022 #5
"My body my choice is ridiculous nonsense" Freddie Aug 2022 #6
Sorry, governor, not Senate - hard to keep the assholes straight anymore . . . hatrack Aug 2022 #7

magicarpet

(14,157 posts)
5. Mastriano is a proud Nazi just like trDUMP.
Sat Aug 20, 2022, 11:16 AM
Aug 2022

His ambition includes a chance to occupy the Oval Office at some future date. Climbing the ladder of Fascism to make AmeriKKKa Great Again.

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