{"id":447369,"date":"2022-05-14T00:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pas-gop-voters-should-kick-kathy-barnette-to-the-curb\/"},"modified":"2022-05-14T00:57:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T21:57:42","slug":"pas-gop-voters-should-kick-kathy-barnette-to-the-curb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pas-gop-voters-should-kick-kathy-barnette-to-the-curb\/","title":{"rendered":"#PA&#8217;s GOP voters should kick Kathy Barnette to the curb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a245d56d9761\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a245d56d9761\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pas-gop-voters-should-kick-kathy-barnette-to-the-curb\/#%E2%80%9CPAs_GOP_voters_should_kick_Kathy_Barnette_to_the_curb%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;PA&#8217;s GOP voters should kick Kathy Barnette to the curb&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPAs_GOP_voters_should_kick_Kathy_Barnette_to_the_curb%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;PA&#8217;s GOP voters should kick Kathy Barnette to the curb&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Keystone State Republican voters should think twice before pulling the lever for Kathy Barnette.<\/p>\n<p>True, her insurgent campaign for the Senate has gained massive momentum before Tuesday\u2019s primary. True, her brand of straight-talking retail politics has been in increasing vogue since Donald Trump won the White House in 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But 2022 isn\u2019t 2016, and primaries aren\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> elections. If Barnette becomes the GOP nominee, she will have to make her case to purplish Pennsylvania, which Trump only won by a hair and broke most recently for Biden. And the very factors that propelled her rise in the primary would kneecap her in the general.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like her unexpected endorsement by the conservative Club for Growth. Or \u2014 perhaps more crucially \u2014 her alignment with likely GOP gubernatorial nominee state Sen. Doug Mastriano. Mastriano helped push Trump\u2019s stolen election claims and has had records subpoenaed by the Jan. 6 select committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Add in a more traditional dark horse problem. The other two GOP contenders, TV\u2019s Dr. Mehmet Oz (who has the coveted Trump endorsement) and ex-Bridgewater CEO David McCormick have been through the opposition-research wringer already. (The damage they\u2019ve done each other is the big reason she has a chance.) Barnette as a late breaker has yet to face the same scrutiny \u2014 but will if she\u2019s the nominee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And a few ugly tidbits are already floating up, like her refusal to concede her loss in a 2020 House race<strong> <\/strong>and tweets implying Barack Obama was a secret Muslim.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mehmet-OzTrump.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, left, accompanied by former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, May 6, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-22265993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mehmet-OzTrump.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mehmet-OzTrump.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Mehmet-OzTrump.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump endorsed celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz for Pennsylvania\u2019s Senate seat.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Gene J. Puskar<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We can\u2019t take Dr. Oz seriously as a candidate. But McCormick has a legit resume, including stints at the Treasury Department and his tenure at Bridgewater<strong> <\/strong>(where he actually did the right thing and criticized founder Ray Dalio over his apologia for China\u2019s human-rights violations).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the Dem nominee looks very likely to be Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, an unconventional left-leaning populist who once held a shotgun on a young, unarmed black jogger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So this race is winnable for the GOP \u2014 with the right candidate. And control of the US Senate for a desperately needed check on the disastrous Biden White House is on the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Pennsylvania Republicans want to get the country back on the right track, they shouldn\u2019t bet on a wild card. \u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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