The Daily Populous Wednesday November 9th, 2022 day edition
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Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Doug Mastriano were running for Pennsylvania governor.

Mastriano is a state senator who elevated Trump's baseless claims about the 2020 election.

Shapiro, Pennsylvania's attorney general, painted Mastriano as an extremist.

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Democrat Josh Shapiro has defeated Republican Doug Mastriano in a consequential open race for governor of Pennsylvania.

Shapiro, Pennsylvania's current attorney general, ran a campaign focused on the economy, abortion rights, and protecting democracy.

Mastriano, a Republican state senator elected in 2019, received former President Donald Trump's endorsement in the primary and prevailed over a crowded Republican field. But Mastriano was widely expected to fight an uphill battle in the general election against Shapiro.

The previously little-known state senator became popular in conservative circles for elevating Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen and leading the efforts in Pennsylvania to challenge the former president's loss in the battleground state. He helped organize transport to the "Save America" rally in Washington, DC, on January 6, which he also attended — but he did not enter the Capitol. As governor, Mastriano would have had the power to appoint Pennsylvania's chief election official.

Mastriano also endorsed an abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy in Pennsylvania, where the procedure is currently legal until around 24 weeks of pregnancy. If he had won on Tuesday evening, abortion could have become restricted in the Keystone State.

Mastriano's campaign had also been criticized as an example of Christian nationalism, which he disputed. He previously said the separation of church and state was a "myth" and that Islam is incompatible with the US Constitution.

Mastriano also deployed a novel campaign strategy of rejecting to speak with local and national media. He instead relied on social media and other far-right platforms to broadcast his message.

In a slew of digital and TV ads, Shapiro slammed Mastriano as an extremist, highlighting his opponent's position on abortion and his ties to far-right figures.

Pennsylvania is a competitive swing state that backed Trump by 1.2 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election. It flipped during the 2020 presidential election, backing President Joe Biden by 1.2 percentage points.

Incumbent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who is stepping down because of term limits, defeated his GOP gubernatorial opponent Scott Wagner by 17 percentage points in 2018, a Democratic wave year, and unseated GOP Gov. Tom Corbett by nearly 10 percentage points in 2014, a Republican wave year.

Shapiro vastly outraised and outspent Mastriano. Shapiro spent more than $44 million, and had $11 million still in the bank, while Mastriano had spent less than $3 million, and had $2.6 million left to spend, as of late September, according to the Associated Press.

The race between Mastriano and Shapiro was rated as "lean Democratic" by Inside Elections and "likely Democratic" by The Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

Gonkar on November 9th, 2022 at 03:33 UTC »

Some good news. Mastriano is a fucking psychopath, and Shapiro winning means that abortion rights will probably still exist in PA for the next four years, among other things.

As always, fuck the GOP.

OkRoll3915 on November 9th, 2022 at 03:32 UTC »

based on current trends, Fetterman should follow!

-PacificSEA- on November 9th, 2022 at 03:30 UTC »

LETS GO! Glad Pennsylvanians were able to see through Mastrianos bullshit. Hopefully Fetterman will follow!