The Mastriano Pileup in the Pennsylvania Elections - WSJ Editorial

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5. I had posted in another thread that in both 2016 and 2020

when he ran for the position, he actually got more votes than the Presidential candidates!

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And I read an article in the Inquirer yesterday where there was this -

How the Pa. Republican establishment broke itself trying to stop Doug Mastriano

by Andrew Seidman and Chris Brennan
Updated May 20, 2022

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As the GOP turns its focus toward the general election against Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro, Republicans are also trying to assess what went wrong over the last several months. While party chair Tabas has been reluctant about imposing edicts from above, many now are pointing the finger at him, saying he failed to provide leadership.

A prominent Republican active in Pennsylvania politics, who requested anonymity to speak freely about party conversations, predicted that some prominent GOP members will publicly support Shapiro over Mastriano. And after November’s general election, Tabas may see a call for a new party chair.

“The general consensus is he failed to lead and left this thing to fester,” the Republican said.

“It’s an act of political malpractice that the Republican State Committee didn’t do much to shape or condition the field months ago,” said former GOP U.S. Rep Charlie Dent, adding that his criticism wasn’t aimed at Tabas specifically. “Everyone was worried Mastriano could prevail in a crowded, multi-candidate field.”

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https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/how-pa-republican-establishment-broke-itself-trying-stop-doug-mastriano-20220520.html

(emphasis mine)

So he seems to have garnered sustained bipartisan support across the state!