Everyone hates Oz, so I'm not going to tell anyone they're wrong for turning up their nose to him. However, after looking into this issue, I've discovered a lot more nuance in this race than can be easily transmitted en masse. For one, Trump's original endorsement - Sean Parnell, who would have made a great candidate - got out early on because of a divorce case in which his wife accused him of abuse. That left Trump with no good options. Kathy Barnette, who ran in the primary but lost, is an up-and-coming star, hopefully, in the Pennsylvania Republican Party. But she's an unknown at this point, which Trump pointed out. So he felt that she's unelectable for now. How is Trump's judgment in such matters to be taken lightly? McCormick is a boot-licking RINO. There's no way anyone can argue that he would be better than a Trump/MAGA-controlled Oz. The thing with Oz is this: he's got huge name recognition and experience in the public eye, AND he can be marketed as sufficiently moderate to appeal in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is the most purple and "swingiest" of current battleground states. This is no small consideration in a state where it is quite doubtful whether Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Governor, has much of a chance, being considered so deeply MAGA-Republican as he is. Anytime Pennsylvania has a Republican in statewide office, that person is always more of a mainstream Republican. We all know that they cheat in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but even without cheating, no one can argue those are two very large and liberal obstacles to overcome. Finally, because Oz's entire political career will be 100% beholden to Trump and to his endorsement (he only beat McCormick by a thousand votes!), no matter what Oz might personally think, he will have no choice but to adopt the goals of the MAGA Movement. And now Oz stands a good chance of winning, with his opponent Fetterman having suffered a serious stroke (no ill will, just sayin').

Everyone hates Oz, so I'm not going to tell anyone they're wrong for turning up their nose to him. However, after looking into this issue, I've discovered a lot more nuance in this race than can be easily transmitted en masse. For one, Trump's original endorsement - Sean Parnell, who would have made a great candidate - got out early on because of a divorce case in which his wife accused him of abuse. That left Trump with no good options. Kathy Barnette, who ran in the primary but lost, is an up-and-coming star, hopefully, in the Pennsylvania Republican Party. But she's an unknown at this point, which Trump pointed out. So he felt that she's unelectable for now. How is Trump's judgment in such matters to be taken lightly? McCormick is a boot-licking RINO. There's no way anyone can argue that he would be better than a Trump/MAGA-controlled Oz. The thing with Oz is this: he's got huge name recognition and experience in the public eye, AND he can be marketed as sufficiently moderate to appeal in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is the most purple and "swingiest" of current battleground states. This is no small consideration in a state where it is quite doubtful whether Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Governor, has much of a chance, being considered so deeply MAGA-Republican as he is. Anytime Pennsylvania has a Republican in statewide office, that person is always more of a mainstream Republican. We all know that they cheat in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but even without cheating, no one can argue those are two very large and liberal obstacles to overcome. Finally, because Oz's entire political career will be 100% beholden to Trump and to his endorsement (he only beat McCormick by a thousand votes!), no matter what Oz might personally think, he will be have no choice but to adopt the goals of the MAGA Movement. And now Oz stands a good chance of winning, with his opponent Fetterman having suffered a serious stroke (no ill will, just sayin').

Everyone hates Oz, so I'm not going to tell anyone they're wrong for turning up their nose to him. However, in looking into this issue more, I've discovered a lot more nuance in this race than can be easily transmitted en masse. For one, Trump's original endorsement - Sean Parnell, who would have made a great candidate - got out early on because of a divorce case in which his wife accused him of abuse. That left Trump with no good options. Kathy Barnette, who ran in the primary but lost, is an up-and-coming star, hopefully, in the Pennsylvania Republican Party. But she's an unknown at this point, which Trump pointed out, so he felt that she's unelectable for now. How is Trump's judgment is such matters to be taken lightly? McCormick is a boot-licking RINO. There's no way anyone can argue that he would be better than a Trump/MAGA-controlled Oz. The thing with Oz is this: he's got huge name recognition and experience in the public eye, AND he can be marketed as sufficiently moderate to appeal in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is the most purple and "swingiest" of current battleground states. This is no small consideration in a state where it is quite doubtful whether Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Governor, has much of a chance, being considered so deeply MAGA-Republican as he is. Anytime Pennsylvania has a Republican in statewide office, that person is always more of a mainstream Republican. We all know that they cheat in Philadelphia and Pittsburg, but even without cheating, no one can argue those are two very liberal and large metro areas. Finally, because Oz's entire political career will be 100% beholden to Trump and to his endorsement (he only beat McCormick by a thousand votes), no matter what Oz might personally think, he will be have no choice but to adopt the goals of the MAGA Movement. And now Oz stands a good chance of winning, especially with his opponent Fetterman having suffered a serious stroke.

Everyone hates Oz, so I'm not going to tell you you're wrong. However, in my looking into this issue, I've discovered a lot more nuance in this race than can be easily transmitted en masse. For one, Trump's original endorsement - who would have made a great candidate - got out early on because of a divorce case in which his wife accused him of abuse. That gave Trump no good options. Kathy Barnette is an up-and-coming star, hopefully, in the Pennsylvania Republican Party, but she's an unknown at this point. Trump's argument that she's unelectable for now is highly valid. McCormick is a boot-licking RINO. There's no way anyone can argue that he would be better than a Trump/MAGA-controlled Oz. The thing with Oz is this: he's got huge name recognition and experience in the public eye, AND he can be marketed as sufficiently moderate to appeal in Pennsylvania, the most purple and swingiest of current battleground states. This is no small consideration. It is very doubtful at this point whether Mastriano, the Republican candidate for Governor, even has much of a chance, being considered so deeply MAGA-Republican as he is. Anytime Pennsylvania has a Republican in statewide office, that person has never been more than a moderate Republican. We know that they cheat in Philadelphia and Pittsburg, but even without that, no one can argue those are two very liberal metro areas. Finally, because Oz's entire political career will be 100% beholden to Trump and his endorsement (he only beat McCormick by a thousand votes), no matter what Oz might personally want, he will be required to adopt the goals of the MAGA Movement. And Oz stands a good chance of winning, especially with his opponent Fetterman having suffered a serious stroke.