Trump's endorsement of Oz and his denouncing of McCormick will probably result in Barnette winning the primary. Why? Trump has spent the last six years creating an America first/drain the swamp mindset. Barnette is a Pennsylvanian who is not swamp and is a little poor on the stage presence but has the right ideas. Oz is not a Pennsylvanian and has an unimpressive swamp like past. PA patriots are just not going to vote for Oz. I have interacted with quite a few who just do not trust Oz no matter what Trump says. Trump went to Greensburg to encourage these people to vote for Oz AND criticize McCormick. My thought is he endorsed Barnette without endorsing her knowing PA is going to reject Oz. He did this while slamming McCormick and consequently turning voter away toward the 3rd choice Kathy Barnette. Why wouldn't he just endorse her though? When she wins without his endorsement her credit is hers and not his. Same reason he did not endorse Mastriano who is holding his own and doesn't need Trumps endorsement.
Trump endorses some one from the swamp... makes that some one no longer swamp and Trump is not tarnished. Barnette is endorsed by someone from the swamp and she's now bad... If Barnette was endorsed by the swamp, not just Ernst, she'd have money to work with. Barnette is not swamp. You point out an interesting endorsement but I'm just not sold when, on occasion, Trumps endorsements don't always mean what we may commonly think the mean.
Trump's endorsement of Oz and his denouncing of McCormick will probably result in Barnette winning the primary. Why? Trump has spent the last six years creating an America first/drain the swamp mindset. Barnette is a Pennsylvanian who is not swamp and is a little poor on the stage presence but has the right ideas. Oz is not a Pennsylvanian and has an unimpressive swamp like past. PA patriots are just not going to vote for Oz. I have interacted with quite a few who just do not trust Oz no matter what Trump says. Trump went to Greensburg to encourage these people to vote for Oz AND criticize McCormick. My thought is he endorsed Barnette without endorsing her knowing PA is going to reject Oz. He did this while slamming McCormick and consequently turning voter away toward the 3rd choice Kathy Barnette. Why wouldn't he just endorse her though? When she wins without his endorsement her credit is hers and not his. Same reason he did not endorse Mastriano who is holding his own and doesn't need Trumps endorsement.
Barnette received an endorsement from the swamp - Ernst.
The swamp doesn’t endorse people who want to drain it
Trump endorses some one from the swamp... makes that some one no longer swamp and Trump is not tarnished. Barnette is endorsed by someone from the swamp and she's now bad... If Barnette was endorsed by the swamp, not just Ernst, she'd have money to work with. Barnette is not swamp. You point out an interesting endorsement but I'm just not sold when, on occasion, Trumps endorsements don't always mean what we may commonly think the mean.