Perhaps you’ve noticed. For the past two nights Fox News and a host of corporate allies have been doing a full-frontal attack against Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Kathy Barnette.
The club reaction appears to have been triggered by a GOP Trafalgar poll showing Kathy Barnette in a close second place (23.2%), surging ahead of David McCormick (21.6%) and right on the heels of Mehmet Oz (24.5%). [Bartos 7.2%, Sands 6.5%]
In this outline I will explain the easily visible GOPe club moves without trying to support any particular candidate, that’s for Pennsylvania voters to decide. However, once you understand the background play, it might help clarify what the Keystone state voters are witnessing.
BACKGROUND. President Trump has endorsed Mehmet Oz. However, many people in the MAGA base are stuggling with that endorsement because they just don’t like the guy and question the bonafides of his sudden, seemingly convenient, MAGA-mindedness.
Meanwhile, David McCormick is the GOPe candidate from the mold of the typically Wall Street Mitch McConnell tribe.
McCormick is the quintessential corporate republican, or what might be described as the ‘establishment’ party choice. I would call McCormick the club candidate.
Kathy Barnette is the alternative favorite in the race for the MAGA base who just cannot bring themselves to support Oz. Barnette is the outsider and carries a fierce independent streak that appeals to frustrated voters who have had enough of the nonsense.
As a result, the top three in the race break down into McCormick as the Club candidate, while Barnette and Oz are splitting the MAGA vote. By my estimation the MAGA support looks like 60%(ish) Barnette and 40%(ish) Oz. What is happening now in this race is very Karl Rove-ian.
The Club for Growth (CfG) is seemingly more aligned with David McCormick and needs to split the MAGA base, so they funnel money toward Barnette in order to disrupt and diminish the professional MAGA endorsements of Team Trump.
Seeing Mehmet Oz struggling to get support, and seeing a rise in the polling for Kathy Barnette, Fox News Sean Hannity started to attack Barnette on Wednesday with a full-throated ridiculing of her campaign.
Hannity labels Barnette as an ‘unelectable extremist’ with a history of controversial statements, positions and tweets. After a 10-minute nasty attack segment, Sean Hannity then invites the previously scheduled Mehmet Oz to pile on. The total Wednesday attack program lasted almost 30-minutes on prime-time television.
Then Thursday (6pm), corporate Fox News Shannon Bream announces David McCormick will appear tomorrow (Friday) on Special Reports segment for a promotional interview. This makes sense because McCormick would be the corporate Fox News favorite republican in the mold of Marco Rubio.
During the 8pm hour (Tucker Carlson show) Fox News Corp then runs a promotional segment for Sean Hannity who says, “tune in at 9pm when we will go deeper into the controversial past of Kathy Barnette and expose her radical positions.”
As promoted at 9pm Hannity leads with another 15-minute attack against Barnette and then opens the floor to two other PA candidates, Jeff Bartos and Carla Sands, to continue the onslaught.
Destroying Barnette works for the agenda of Hannity (promoting Oz) and for the agenda of Corporate Fox News (promoting McCormick).
As a result, Kathy Barnette is taking fire from the GOPe Club, Corporate Fox News and the entirety of the Trump endorsement team which includes Sean Hannity and Ric Grennell. Trump Inc supporting Oz, while Fox Inc is supporting McCormick. This forms the gauntlet of the attack.
The beneficiary of this Rovian strategy is David McCormick.
Team McCormick is likely hopeful this onslaught will bring the destabilized Barnette wing of the MAGA base into his team; because the Barnette wing of the MAGA base will not support Mehmet Oz.
Both Oz and McCormick are sketchy to the ultra-MAGA base, but with McCormick the club alignment is what Mitch McConnell would call a “more approved” fit.
For the ultra-MAGA voter, with McCormick you get the openly Jeb Bush republican (Decepticon).
For the ultra-MAGA voter, with Mehmet Oz you get the closeted Mitt Romney democrat (RINO).
That’s why the majority of the ultra-MAGA voters were supporting Kathy Barnette in the first place, as an alternative to Oz. That’s why Donald Trump endorsing Mehmet Oz was received with such disdain by the base.
The Republican Club (McCormick) and the Trump Club (Dr. Oz) are both trying to bring down Kathy Barnette and saying she can never win the general election in Pennsylvania.
Are they correct? Well, that’s up to Pennsylvania voters to decide. The pundits will all tell you the suburban women’s vote is the deciding factor in Pennsylvania politics. Supposedly Dr Oz is more liked by that group of voters. I have no idea.
This type of battle is what primary voting contests are all about.
My only purpose in this outline is to explain why McCormick wants to split MAGA (the move by Rove), and why Trump is trying to avoid a split MAGA vote (to avoid McCormick).
For those still torn over what to do, my own advice is:
♦ Vote your heart in the primary contest.
♦ Vote pragmatically in the general election contest.
Bottom line, VOTE!
Its good to see all this election talk knowing that we fixed all of the 2020 election fraud. PA was probably the worst state involved in the scam elections. How exactly did we fix all the issues again? What suckers we are to just forget 2020 and think that things will be different this time. Isn’t that the definition of insanity? Politicians are selected, not elected…
It seems to be a lost cause…
We have to vote anyway and force them to cheat and harden their hearts further. They will eventually tumble from their slippery place.
Election integrity is the number one issue in PA.
And it was created by the PA GOP with mail in voting.
And the PA GOP blocked all efforts to investigate the 2020 theft.
For that reason alone, McCormick, who is Jake the Snake’s boy, should be given a big FU non vote by the base.
Pa = GA in terms of GOPe fixing elections. McCormick + Oz = Kemp.
Agreed, also looking at how many commenters here actually think this election will be anything different than 2020 is disappointing. I believe that CTH has been infiltrated by controlled oppo/bots trying to steer the conversation away from voter fraud/voting machines and back to good old politics. Until that changes its a hopeless cause.
Very perceptive.
I think you might walk that back..To accuse someone of rigging is huge..Kemp has been caught in the middle of it..Idk about McCormick..I just know Trump knew he wasn’t right..but Oz..What proof do you have of him trying to rig anything? it is horrible Would you want to be accused without..a chance to dispute..?? This is ridiculous..It is like a mob trying to turn him into..freaking..Kemp..He is not..!! Trump knows what he is doing..If you don’t trust Trump at all then you better find another candidate for president.
The PA GOP is as toxic as the Democrats – I have given NO MONEY to the GOP this time. It has been given to BlackPac and local Independent GOP candidates who are NOT RINOS – such as JOE GALE
He is also Jeff Roe’s boy. Roe is pissed over Vance’s win
Oldersoul is absolutely correct.
We have Republican majorities in both Chambers of the PA General Assembly.
ACT 77, with all the opportunities it has “gifted” the cheaters and company types in both Parties, was a “Republican” baby. No shortage of GOPe in Harrisburg.
The ‘Rats believe that we Rs are stupid.
I wonder why…
I completely agree and yet, the left’s goal is to totally demoralize us. Yes, it’s a sham, but we cannot let them know they’ve beaten us into submission. A submissive populace is a populace that can be ruled with an iron fist. I WILL NOT SUBMIT!
You said that perfectly Tools for Liberty.
Lately there have been a lot of defeatists on this blog. Thomas Paine would feel the same. You don’t give up just because it looks like a difficult climb. Thank goodness Washington and his generals and the founding fathers didn’t share the poor me attitude.
Still no reason not to fight. And if you think it is reason to not fight? I don’t know what to say beyond suggesting you keep your firearms a bit less convenient to access.
It is if you’re fighting for the wrong cause. That’s insanity, Bott boy!!
There are rumors of stolen valor with Barnette.
It’s an under current and it bothers me. On one hand if she is lying, why not come out and accuse her of it, instead of a mashed up video of snippets of old out of context statements and videos.
With MAGA, stolen valor is a big thing, and a absolute negative for many. It would be an easy kill punch and they aren’t using it.
Have no dog in the fight. BUT Barnette served 10 years 4 army Reserve, 6 National Guard. The Fact her outfit did not deploy is no negative for her. She was honorably discharged. But as always she signed the blank ck when she joined. That is more than probably 90 % . The Gov’t did not cash the check and honorably discharged her. What is the issue? Beats me.
There is no issue.I am a Vet and have no issues with her service. She raised her right hand and swore the same oath I did. If she’s for America First policies, then I can support her, even if not every viewpoint is in alignment.
She’s a better choice than the Oprah Winfrey Democrat turned RINO Dr. Oz. Years of leftism from Oz, including a huge push for gun bans and red flag laws, and poof, he wants everyone to think he’s a conservative. Nope.
And then you have the swamp creature GOPe candidate. Nope.
Trump endorsed Oz over concerns that Barnette’s past makes her unelectable. I say I don’t give a crap about her past. She’s America First on 90% of her viewpoints. I’ll ignore the stories and follow the policies I want to see enacted. Don’t let the Uniparty control our voting with ads and BS.
It’s not like she’s claiming she was special forces or even ever deployed. Just a normal reserve and guard tenure did the two weeks then did the weekend drills then left nothing even noteworthy about it really. She’s hardly D’nang Dicking it.
And she is not claiming she is in Intel:
https://scheerpost.com/2022/05/12/john-kiriakou-info-warrior-malcom-nance/
But can she beat John Fetterman..He is very popular in SW PA..
The issue is the veracity of her biography. Sounds good, on paper, but she herself has kept her biography murky. Coming almost out of nowhere, plus with too much opacity in her provenance, should raise anyone’s antennae. Pragmatically, the lack of sunlight more than suggests that there are things she prefers to remain in shadow. Which also means the Dems will find and exploit. All Trump really said was that she needs to be open and honest…he did not denounce her, but sounds like a subtle warning that she is not what she seems. I didn’t need him to point that out to me, because people fell all over Dan Crenshaw, in the same way. Oz may be a *meh* Repub, but he can win the midterm. He is not quite RINO, as even conservative media insists…certainly not ultra MAGA, but no Murkowski, Collins, Romney, either. Ideological zealotry is going to hand the Dems a victory. Guaranteed. Yes, I will settle for *meh* in this case, and hope Oz settles into a MAGA mold.
Oz is a complete RINO. You don’t go from being an over-the-top Oprah Democrat, advocating for red flag laws, gun bans, open borders, and other items he openly discussed on Oprah’s show for decades to POOF becoming a conservative overnight. Regardless of who endorses him and how much he changes his rhetoric in front of the cameras.
It matters not if he’s an R if he votes D 90% of the time. He’s a RINO.
Sounds good, on paper, but she herself has kept her biography murky. Coming almost out of nowhere, plus with too much opacity in her provenance, should raise anyone’s antennae. Pragmatically, the lack of sunlight more than suggests that there are things she prefers to remain in shadow.
Reads as if you were writing about Obama. Why no birth certificate, why college records sealed, and coming out of nowhere? A junior Senator that only voted present. Did you vote for Obama, twice?
100% this. She signed her blank check and it was not cashed. That is all. I too once struggled with my wartime veteran status as I was US Navy and was quite comfortable in computer spaces while everyone else was sweating and working their arses off launching planes and helping them to land and all of the things done on an aircraft carrier during Desert Storm/Desert Shield.
But I was later convinced by other veterans that we ALL had our parts to play and if Iran happened to get involved, my check too could have been cashed. That’s not a stolen valor issue — NOT EVEN REMOTELY.
There isn’t anything else so they’re making this up. It’s the “wrap up smear”. There is a leak to the enemedia, the enemedia publicizes it, the leakers then stand at the podium quoting the leak and voila! the smear is established.
I always look at who is lining up against a person….In this case we have tokyo rove, GOPe…hannity. You can always tell a person by who is against them. Seems to be the case here. Same holds true when you look at who is supporting that wanker from central casting in the Ukraine. Step back and have a look…..When you have enemies in common…
Greg Kelly of Newsmax and former USMC seems to take great issue with her.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/kathy-barnette-phony-maga-pennsylvania/2022/05/12/id/1069608/
It’s Newsmax.
Salena Zito had an excellent column in the Washington Examiner yesterday reviewing all the questions the Barnette campaign doesn’t want to answer. There’s no proof of anything nefarious because she won’t answer basic questions like where she grew up or what branch of service she was in. I am NOT an Oz fan. I think he was often a quack on TV, but I’m going to trust Trump on this one. There’s something fishy about Barnette, and the Dems will exploit it ruthlessly as soon as the primary is over.
Just watched Turley interviewing Kathy Barnette – her back-story is gut wrenching, she’s strong and determined – if you’ve seen the interview, you’ll know why I am reminded of Ben Carson, Candace Owens, and Tim Scott (Trey Gowdy’s best bud…). Link:
Emotion..that is what she is counting on..an you are falling right into it.
And Trump doesn’t exactly have a stellar career picking holders of high offices. See Bill Barr and (Bitch) McConnell, for only two instances. The Democrats are evil and would gladly see Trump hang.
Brian Kemp
She grew up in Alabama and was in the Army Reserves and National Guard. She has answered every question except her husband’s name or profession.
https://chrisstigall.libsyn.com/a-republican-senate-primary-food-fight-just-ramped-up
Can’t vote for her. Did donate. What about Oz being a dual citizen (Turkey, I think)? What about his service in a foreign military?
The only thing fishy is that the media only got interested in Kathy when she started to do so well in the polls.
Then they decided to ‘vet’ her and because she couldn’t instantly respond it was played as ‘she wont answer basic questions’.
I posted the Stigall interview where she answered all the questions.
She did release her discharge papers and they were in order.
All I want to know is what she is going to do if elected. She has the type of internal strength and personal history to give a big finger to the system–my main requirement. If Oz will preserve the status quo more than her, I will not vote for Oz if the choice were mine. Innuendos or whatever about how she maneuvered to be where she is, falling short of a crime, I will not focus on that. She is done very well considering her start in life. That is a candidate I could support. Oz is a celebrity, trait he shares with Trump. But that is it. He is not Trump though–he is lacking the aggressiveness almost rage of Trump. So Oz cannot be weaponized against the system.
She states in her website, kathybarnetteforsenate.com,what she will do on day one.
“ I will not vote for Oz if the choice were mine.”
Politically, Oz is to the left of Collins and Murkowski.
We can NEVER know what these people are GOING TO DO WHEN ELECTED. Too many of them sound great before election but turn into RINOs as soon as the gavel goes down.
You may need to fix that by running yourself. Then WE will know.
Waiting for the general. Keeping their powder dry
She released her military records, not sure why you are accusing her of stolen valor https://billlawrenceonline.com/kathy-barnette-releases-military-records/
well Trump is endorsing a Turkish muslim who suppprts trans, gun grabbing and hoaxes like Smollett. Hmm
I think PJT knew this stuff before endorsing OZ. It’s about advancing the ball to control the seat
This video is being left unlisted probably until this weekend. It’s cut up but shows tweets, etc. hit job from McCormick camp
His post last night about her indicated to me she was already vetted by him
And it’s telling that she’s scrubbed her twitter feed from before jAnuary 14 2022
She’s deleted her posts from the video above
I get it. However, Oz doesn’t have to bother scrubbing his endorsement of Obamacare, transgender kid comments, hugs for Juicy Smollet, etc.
He is another media corporate whore — out there doing his daily djour dance— as he has for years. Trump endorsed The America First concept on live t.v. since the 70s and 80s. I watched those interviews. So even if he enjoyed his media notoriety, changed his stance on abortion, etc—he was consistent for years about being pro country.
Oz is no Trump. He has allegiance to himself.
Oz can be controlled and can win against Fetterman
See the big picture folks. If he turns out sour, he gets the boot
Spot on..When they come out too sweet and being supported by Club for Growth..they are a problem..She is a wolf in sheeps clothing..Trump is smart..very smart and he knows her stripes..Why wouldn’t she ask for his support..She is arrogant saying she is the queen of..MAGA an more or less doesn’t need Trump..She is a phony..
Happy I don’t have to vote in PA. Neither Barnette or OZ would get my vote. Don’t trust either of them.
See above. People need to think it through better
I don’t know. President Trump is sharp and savvy, but in this instance is he strictly going for the candidate who he thinks can win in November, even if that candidate will turn and oppose most of Trump’s MAGA policies once in office?
Last night PDJT’s messaging on this subject stressed ONLY that he thinks Oz can win and she cannot win against the Democrat because of her record of politically incorrect messages that will turn off the Left.
Does PDJT’s ego (c’mon, we all know he’s a native New Yorker and has a big ego) simply want to extend his record of successful endorsements. regardless of Oz’s inevitable backstabbing once elected?
I’d rather that 45 endorse for the candidate who’s more aligned with his policies, both politically and ideologically.
With Ms. Barnette polling so close to Oz, Pennsylvanian voters have a difficult decision.
Way to much emphasis on “I’m 57-0 on endorsements” rather than an emphasis on “We may not win every race, but we will get quality MAGA candidates in on the ones we get through”.
Maybe, but remember that “brand” is very important to PDJT. It’s how he built such an internationally famous hotel name. His “brand” is his last name. He wants it associated with winning. I think that is Priority One for him. I don’t think he listens to the arguments against that. It’s worked too long and too well for him. He will learn more about politics (vs. private business) as he goes along.
To hell with brand, do you hear yourself? The country is normalizing abominations like trans, homosexuality and child grooming and there is no sense or urgency?? “He will learn more about politics as he goes along”
Insane.
He isn’t learning anything as he is deferred to McCarthy and the GOP. Screw OZ and the rest of his leftist endorsements and appointments. He’s compromised and it’s blatantly obvious but apparently very few retain discernment.
In the last 2 weeks he has again stated support for the clot shot and support for military action against a nuclear power over Ukraine!!
Insane
I hear myself just fine. but apparently you didn’t. Have you read any books by DJT? Have you studied his history? Learned about what motivates him; how he deals with competitors?
I wasn’t writing about what motivates you, me, or anyone else. I was simply describing what I believe to be a strong part of PDJT’s motivational drive. I never said he always made perfect decisions, nor has he made all excellent decisions (hindsight is always marvelous in its wisdom, albeit poor in its timing).
His motivational drive is longing for acceptance by the enemies of the constitution. It’s laughable that it’s a known fact that all you have to do is complement him and he melts in the oppositions hand. This is not someone to trust.
Sounds like a wolf in sheeps clothing. Barnette may be courtesy of Democrat strategy or McConnell. So far, I still stick with Trump.
Turn OFF
F O X NEWS
Absolutely.
They have definitely lived up to the pejorative “Faux News” with which the left tagged them when Fox initially declined to promote the blatant lies about President Trump that were promulgated by the rest of the legacy Media
Karl Rove should be in jail after his stunt in MO.
He is a disgusting little toad, that probably should have had his ass kicked as a kid. But, hey, it’s never too late to “help” someone!😏
Don’t insult toads!
Who watches Hannity anyway? Swamp dweller!
More important is who listens. He spent most of the first and third hours beating up on Barnette yesterday. His radio audience is much larger than his TV audience.
The solution to pollution (in their eyes Barnette), is dilution (Bartos, Sands, etc). You see this in union voting all the time. All I know is, I will only vote for a good candidate in the future, or I won’t vote. I’m done chasing my tail. Sometimes everything has to fall down and start over. The only question is how many will get hurt in the process.
I saw this RINO-type situation well over a decade ago, with the Tea Party in my state. The local Tea Party organizers handed control over to the RINOs in the Legislature. Previously, we had been meeting at a church. After it was handed over, we met at a rec building, which was kitted out with a television, banners, and local Presstitutes. The tone changed, too, from community involvement to hostility toward the potential new members of the GOP. Barnette represents what the RINOs don’t want in their party. I see that as a ready endorsement of BARNETTE.
The real battle for control of the Republican Party is between Trump and the Republican establishment. That’s why we have to unify behind Trump’s picks — even if we think that someone else could be better.
In the main— but not blindly like sheep.
Oz will side with the RINOs. Trump is enamored with celebrity too much.
Yes, look at the BIG picture.
This is not true and this myth is why we are losing our country. Trump was not establishment in 2016, since then he has been compromised by the GOP. He’s not fighting the establishment at ALL. He deferred to McCarthy the sodomite and pledged his support for the GOP rather than establish a party to actually represent us. Trump fighting the GOP is laughable and conservatives better wake up or it’s more of the same.
Read this and think about the significance:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mccarthy-idUSKBN29X2TS
As long as the Patriot community fields an ‘offense’ consisting mostly of media call-and-respond expressions of daily outrage, the Left will continue to press with ever more lurid real-life, in-the-world outrages.
The Left has a life outside of media. Whereas the Right tends to recoil (rhetorically) at the former’s actions.
The main reason repubs seem upset with Dr Oz is his flip on abortion. Really ? Get over it. Barnett is hiding something; she is not transparent. Vote for Oz; we don’t need another Susan Collins (Barnett).
Does he not have duel citizenship with Turkey? Are you comfortable with duel citizens in our U.S. Senate? I’m not.
Trump endorsing Oz is a palatable as Trump’s endorsement of Romney (“are you kidding me?!?”)
Turkey is NATO and therefore an ally. Many of our Congressmen and Senators are Jewish and although they may not hold formal duel citizenship, they are certainly big sympathizers for Israel, another one of our allies.
Turkeybjoined NATO in 1952, back when the secularist gov’t of Kemal Ataturk’s legacy was still in charge.
Erdogan is a dangerous man, crafty, sly, scheming, and wishes to restore an Ottoman caliphate. Utterly ruthless.
Bothers me that Oz will not see that.
Turkey is a muslim country. No dual citizen should be allowed in congress period. How many of the those Jewish members are conservative? Research it
Its not just abortion it’s many more. He’s also a carpetbagger. As a PA resident that sticks in my craw.
Are you comfortable with his stance on surgery for gender dysphoric kids?
You forget the parts about his gun-grabbing, his love of vaccine mandates, and his deluxe travel to Davos and the WEF to hang out with Klaus.
If I wanted to elect Oprah to the Senate, I’d just vote for her, instead of this lackey.
Oz will be another Susan Collins, guaranteed.
fwiw, the daily Breitbart News program on SiriusXM opened the show this morning unloading on her.
Don’t be taken in by Barnett. She has never been in it to win. She is good at raising money and when she looses she gets to keep a lot of it. She is racist. I am seeing a lot of videos of hers where she thinks people should vote for her because she is a black woman. I can’t sand Oz, who doesn’t even live in our state, and I don’t know much about McCormick. I only heard of Sands a couple days ago.
Pa doesn’t have to vote for any of those three. Sean Gale is running and he is the best candidate. The establishment shuts him out and he usually isn’t invited to debates. They hate him because his brother Joe is running for governor and they hate him because he is against the establishment. Joe is a second term county commissioner in Montgomery county and very well liked. In my area we are out there promoting the Gale brothers. They are what Pa needs. They have a ot of support in the counties in this part of the state, which are the most populated counties.
If you are in Pa please vote GALE!
Why? Because his big brother is someone in MontCo?
I met little brother. He’s a lightweight. Perfectly positioned at 1.5%.
I’ve met the Gale brothers. They’re not the sharpest knives in the drawer. And Joe Gale is a little drunk on his power. I think they both still live with their parents. They did when I met them. I’m not voting for them.
Joe bucked the machine to win in MontCo.
MCRC even runs splitter candidates against him. He keeps beating them, as a maverick.
So he has a bit of a bunker mentality. But he’s a tough nut, even if a little self centered.
Little brother is just hanging on Joe’s coattails. Not a valid reason to vote for him. Reminds me of Jeb Bush that way.
To be fair. Sean Gale said Barnette is using the race card because she has her photo on her yard signs. Ridiculous.
The video I saw of her in this was another chop job. She sounded to me like she was mocking the left for how they say you can’t criticize a black or you are a racist.
I have friends that like both the Gale brothers and say they are good guys, ethical, good on issues, etc….
But for some reason Sean Gale just didn’t gain any support. Sean Gale has less than 2% support.
And what percentage of average Rep voters realize even a fraction of all of this?
There’s your problem…
They still think that “we can get back to normal”.
Which is foolish hopium. At this point we can at most only slow the descent to ruin.
After all, we’re where we’re at through a combination of the effects of the IQ bell curve and the fact that far too many people even on the the right hand side of that curve never acquired the LEARNED skill of critical thought and analysis combined with many more who don’t pay adequate attention. That’s why scumbag politicians (but I repeat myself) have been able to get away with what they’ve been getting away with for human history.
I “hope” President Trump runs again and is able to get the majority house and senate
group to pass his MAGA agenda to right the US ship. He has his reasons for endorsing
someone.
Everything else is just noise.
The RINOs will sabotage him all over again
I am getting the feeling that somehow, it doesn’t matter who wins the primary; that PA is so corrupt that when it’s all exposed, there will be a completely new election and all will be either discredited or charged with election crimes.
Not from PA. Am more focused on the GA primary. What’s the story on Carla Sands? She said last night that she was the true MAGA candidate and has been MAGAing it since 2016? Just curious…
Her husband is a hedge fund zillionaire.
Apparently a lot of the people in PA don’t have a clue who she is because her polls are not that high. You can be MAGA and people not know who you are. If she held a state office maybe people know her but doesn’t necessarily want her to be the US Senator.
Yep … Senator is SIX YEARS, and the most pernicious of chambers. Six years is a lot of time to become beholden to TPTB, and very hard to dislodge…Mostly because the electorate is ignorant of federalism, or the functions of the Senate.
She had some good early campaign videos. I haven’t heard anything bad about her, but for some reason she just did not resonate with the voters.
Who knows. Not me I guess since I’m not in PA. I just hope she’s not the cornerstone the builders rejected while fumbling around for MAGA.
A similar thing is happening in Alabama.
Senator Richard Shelby is retiring. He has hand selected Katie Britt. Here is Britt’s bio:
Britt says all the “right” things to show she is a conservative. Problem is, she has the support of McConnell. He has been fundrasing for her and some of the GOPe PACs have run ads supporting her or attacking Representative Mo Brooks. She is trying to align herself as a Trump supporter, but I don’t believe that for 1 second. She will be Mitch McConnell’s lap dog if she is elected.
Mo Brooks is a MAGA guy. Trump endorsed him, but for some reason, Trump pulled his endorsement. I heard Brooks would not agree to something like ‘calling for Trump to be re-instated as President.” Brooks does not go over the cliff. He knows the law and knows constitutionally Trump cannot and will not be “re-instated”. Brooks has a degree in economics from Duke. After initially questioning Trump in the 2016 primaries, he has gone all in for Trump in Washington. Brooks is the guy I will be voting for.
Michael Durant is the 3rd guy in the race. Durant was one of the helicopter pilots shot down in Somalia back in 1993. He owns a business now and supposedly lives in Huntsville, Al. We never see him around here. EVER. Apparently he lives in Maryland. There is a LOT of rumor that he is getting support from Mitch McConnell, which I believe to be true. Durant is being supported to peel away support from Brooks.
Several elections ago, John Boehnor came and campaigned against the incumbent 5th Congressional District rep Mo Brooks. Brooks won the primary by double digits.
We DESPERATELY need to return Senators to be appointed by the State Legislatures.
Katie Britt was a LOBBYIST, and pushed for the Alabama gas tax two years ago. Durant is endorsed by big business and National Chamber of Commerce- so he is going to be an amnesty guy on immigration. Mo Brooks just voted FOR $40 billion to Ukraine, so not a true conservative.
I saw Karla Dupriest the other night- she is a black Republican, very conservative and would make a great Senator.
If Brooks is afraid to say the election was stolen which it was then why would we need him in office. Reinstating can be done once it’s totally proven the election was a fraud. What law exactly says someone can cheat their way into the oval office and the real winner can’t be reinstated.
I think Mo Brooks messed up at one of the rallies and said that people need to move on to the next election. And that probably did him in with Trump.
She is being supported by the Club for Growth which is not really conservative..Be careful what you wish for..Maybe she is what she says she is..but why is she getting support from Club for Grwoth???I don’t trust any of them to tell the truth..and I don’t know her..an just getting the..cheer leading is not enough for me..I am not from Pa..so pray that the people of Pa..do their research on every single one of them..including her..Club for Growth ..get a handle on who they are as well..
Why doesn’t she opnely support Trump..Could it be because of Club for Growth..Is she bought?? Think about that for a while.. And listen to Steve Bannon who brought this out yesterday..Not all is what you see..
The Club for Growth wants McCormick to win. Barnette will take away votes from Oz.
Bingo! McCormick said the other night that she’s taking votes from Oz. It’s partly working the way they want. But it might bite them in the butt. Because yesterday it seemed like the black Republican elected officials came out and supported her and asked other blacks to vote for her. So at this rate, she will probably win. And I think that’s why Trump put out his statement yesterday that if she wins, he will support her. They will probably work hard to save that seat and keep it in the republican column.
She has openly supported Trump for years. I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Club for Growth endorsement is about peeling votes away from Oz so McCormick can get in.
She has openly supported Trump for years on her Facebook page. She has said she is 100% loyal to him and his policies.
Oz was pro-Obamacare, pro-Jussie Smollett, pro-transgender surgery for children and pro-vaccines.
If I was in Pennsylvania – I could certainly not vote for Oz.
It really looks like Trump is listening more to (activist) Grenell, than to his base of supporters.
It’s more likely the kids, who he trusts the most.
Jr. does not spend much time here.
The growing suspicion is that Javonka got to him on this one, as they still frolic in nearby NYC with the Democrats, and appreciate TV glitter.
Ivanka is a young globalist leader graduate….
Oz might be a TV personality but he’s a weasel and Trump’s endorsement won’t save him. He’s a globalist and will be another backstabber to the MAGA movement. Kathy is the real deal and that’s why the Decipticons are terrified. If the fake news is telling (warning) that she’s a point behind Oz it really means she’s ahead and all of the spears and arrows need to be cast to prevent her from winning. I’m not in PA and don’t get to vote but if I were I’d be in the suburban woman’s lane and you can bet your bottom dollar that she’s captured the hearts of the voters with her on target campaign messages.
Unless we go back to paper ballots and eliminate the machines, voting means NOTHING.
My two cents worth… A media supported candidate is not someone with the country, or their constituency, best interest in mind or heart.. Good luck, say your prayers, remain focused and smile..
Why the need to add “Ultra” to MAGA..hmm. This whole article is sundance running cover for the abomination of Trump endorsing a Turkish muslim that has supported gun grabbing and trans-ideology! Trump is controlled and this site seems to be more than comfortable with it.
Read comments any article on Gateway pundit or Brietbart and you know nearly 100% are against Oz, not the laughable 60-40 assertion made here. Funny.
Bear in mind that the comments here are being heavily brigaded by some Establishment posters who just dropped in to fling their stuff.
CTH has enormous influence with a large group of political tastemakers.
GP uses Disqus, which presents the usual unmoderated foodfights. But you are right, 90% of the feedback there is pro-Barnette.
MAGA is more than PDJT. It is not a cult of personality, and it’s strength is that many can think for themselves, and are willing to disagree on occasion. Otherwise, we would be just like lock-step leftists.
The base in PA strongly disagrees with this Oz pick.
Can’t emphasize the above post enough! Never abdicate your thinking and analysis to someone else.
It’s become a cult. Trump has abdicated to McCarthy and the GOP and the nation is lost if conservatives don’t realize Trump from 2016 does not exist anymore. We need a true conservative to get behind and solidify the conservative movement without the divisiveness. If Trump from 2016 existed, it would be reasonable to endure but he is compromised and anyone who can’t see it is blind.
This is the day Trump resigned as leader of MAGA and kissed the ring of the GOP establishment:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mccarthy-idUSKBN29X2TS
Why is Trump still throwing his weight behind anyone but Barnette? Don’t bother telling me Trump is just exposing Oz.. we all had that chat a week or two ago and Trump just doubled down on Oz yesterday.
Either he’s still listening to Hannity for some reason.. or it’s all fake wrestling. In either case, it’s showing how the fraud will never be fixed because hacktors are still in control on all sides.
Actually if you read Trump’s statement carefully, while as you said he doubled down on his support of Oz, he also said he’d support Barnette if she won.
It was subtle and buried, but he’s leaving the door open so that if she wins in the primary he’s hedging his bets.
She’s cleared up any charges of Stolen Valor, so I don’t have a problem voting for her over Oz.
Why Trump endorses these backstabbers like Oz is a mystery to me. I heard Barnette wanted a statue of Obama. Talks about systemic racism. Perhaps she has to say those things for the black vote. However I like the other 90% of her platform. If I was in PA I would roll the dice with Barnette. We know exactly what we would get with the other two front runners. I donate to a lot of candidates out of my state, but her remarks about an Obama statue and supporting BLM etc., lost my dollars. I’m sick and tired of blacks blaming whitey for everything. Maybe she is the real deal? I wish her luck. I will let PA figure it out. I will concentrate my resources on other races.
If she wants a statue of Obama (of all people) and supports BLM, that is a huge RED FLAG.
You run candidates that share your ideology. Win or lose. How dumb do you have to be to vote for leftists “because they can win”. The end result is you win and the prize is watching the nation be destroyed by leftists you were suckered into voting for because they “can win” and are supposedly better than the alternative leftist.
WAKE UP
All the examples Hannity used of Barnett criticizing Trump were dated 2015 or 2016, before he was even the GOP nominee, much less President. You have to believe that, if Barnett had criticized Trump’s actions as President, Hannity would have used them instead. Most conservatives were skeptical of Trump before he began actually acting on his America First promises.
Perhaps Vannity should ask the same questions of his butt-buddy Mark “buy my books!” Levin, who viciously and maliciously attacked Trump non-stop, until Sheldon Adelson publicly threw Ted Cruz overboard at the 2016 RNC.
Anyone who continues to watch FoxNews after Election Night 2020 should be forced to take an IQ test. Just my opinion.
Hannity is a weak-minded dolt who repeats himself like an old 8-track, and folds when threatened. The guy wears a CIA pin, for goodness sake. Again, just my opinion.
Whomever the national folks push should be avoided. I trust no media outlet. We are in a battle for the soul of the nation. We are on our own.
Trump did what I hoped he would do. While not dissing Oz, threw a life line out to Barnette and his supporters pretty much giving them an OK to vote for Kathy.
He made a sandwich, negative at the start and end… but in the middle: “She has many things in her past which have not been properly explained or vetted, but if she is able to do so, she will have a wonderful future in the Republican Party — and I will behind her all the way.”
The ‘sandwich method’ is usually used for giving constructive criticism. Trump has flipped it around.
https://www.summerana.com/how-to-give-constructive-criticism-the-sandwich-method/
I . . . Trust . . . Trump!
He did all the vetting, knows all the candidates better than we do (have we ever spoken to them?) and knows who can WIN.
I support Trump, but he’s wrong about OZ.
Trump will support Barnette if she wins. That says it all to me.
Trump also endorsed Romney and Graham. Are you happy with them? One of them even voted to impeach Trump. The other was content just calling Biden the right choice.
I have spoken to Barnette. Perhaps PDJT should actually vet Oz. In three minutes, what Oz supports will turn your stomach.
You are hopelessly naive. Did you trust Trump when he endorsed Romney, McConnell and McCarthy?? How about when he appointed literal marxists to lead the FBI (Wray), and CIA (Haspel)?? Start using critical thinking and snap out of your cult mentality.
And you, sir or madame, might just be hopelessly rude, arrogant, and antagonistic to anyone that has a different opinion than yours.
Trying to snap awake the slumbering to awaken and use critical thinking to save the country. Trump of 2016 no longer exists and Mr vaccine is not going to lead any resistance to the establishment GOP . He kissed the ring, likely due to threats or something else.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mccarthy-idUSKBN29X2TS
I gave you a thumb’s up only because you actually replied to my post.
But I noticed you did not address my post except to further express your disdain of others’ critical thinking skills–those without your guidance to ‘awaken the slumbering’ in order to save the country. So I’ll refrain from addressing the rest of it.
I’ll stand with my original post to you and say I’ll agree to disagree with on your premises and methodology.
i couldn’t care less about upvotes..only the truth.
I got a push poll a couple of days ago about Barnette. Wanted to know if the Obama statue thing would make me more or less likely to vote for her. Then they asked if knowing she went to some meeting about Q would affect my vote. I guess they’re still holding that one in their back pocket. I’m not voting for Oz and I can’t support the GOPe candidate (McCormick) so I’m still going with Barnette.
I think Barnette is going to be a big disappointment but I don’t blame you for your choice. My gut feeling was right about Amy and I think it’s right about Barnette.
Why? Do you feel better about Oz? Do you know his past position on core issues?
You understand, Oz’s main campaign position in this race is that Trump endorsed him. Nothing more really.
Drill down on the issues, and Oz will disgust you if you are MAGA.
I’ve been living in Pa. since 1985 in ultra-corrupt Allegheny County. This county and Philadelphia County decide state-wide elections using the large urban centers.
There is a long history of massive cheating which has been strengthened by the passage in late 2019 of no excuses mail-in voting which violates the the state constitution(Act 77).
We can vote our hearts but only a candidate approved by the uni-party will be a senator or governor in this commonwealth. It has always been so and will always be so until there is real election reform.
2000 Mules and this presentation by Dr. Frank are all that one needs to know to understand the massive task ahead.
https://rumble.com/vkzdlu-mike-lindells-cyber-symposium-dr.-douglas-frank.html
Rush used to cryptically remark that the goal of the leaders was to ‘outlaw’ voting.
I’ll bet he was talking about making a PA-style system the rule everywhere so that we have the illusion of voting by choosing from an approved slate of candidates ala China.
That is the reality in PA; the powers that be will be thrilled to install Lamb if they think they can avoid problems but they will be only a little less thrilled if they can install McCormick. The Turtle ain’t your friend.
They win by winning, they win by losing.
I don’t disagree, and I think there will be violence between now and the election. We will possibly be under martial law by the time the election comes around. The Supreme Court abortion decision is due out Monday and my kids tell me that the pro-aborts are all riled up and crazy. My kids are expecting violence. And if this diesel shortage turns into something, there’s certainly going to be food riots. I’m scared.
I was in Costco yesterday and they were selling emergency food buckets for $130. Right on a high traffic endcap. I didn’t see it in anyone’s cart but I did see the stack go noticeably lower during the hour I spent in the store so I suppose somebody was buying it. I know emergency food is a big seller in Costcos around the country, but this was a Costco right outside Philadelphia. I’ve never seen emergency food buckets in our Costco before and certainly not so prominently displayed. Apparently I’m not the only one who’s scared.
Lamb is behind Fetterman..
With the DNC, it’s already a done deal.
Fetterman is the candidate. And he is extremely beatable.
Fetterman may be ahead but he is a freak. Lamb was installed in my congressional district when the MAGA movement was actually growing.
He checks all the boxes to fool the normies:
Ex-marine, I seem to remember
Mild mannered, non-threatening to soccer moms
Young
Will do anything Pelosi desires when she pulls his chain.
I will be very surprised if Fetterman is allowed wide exposure. Scary guy. They don’t need him to get what they want.
Given that Fox and nearly everyone else is attacking Barnett so viciously, if I lived in PA, I would vote for her. I’m not sure why Trump is endorsing Oz, I have never liked Oz but nobody is right all the time so I will give Trump a mulligan on the Oz endorsement.
It was a difficult vote for me in Ohio – JD Vance (NO trust in this guy). I could have voted for Josh Mandel, but in the end followed the President Trump enodrsement.
I would NOT vote for Oz in Pennsylvania, given the chance.
#UltraMAGA
You see the match up with Lurch Fetterman you will.
The insanity of endorsing Oz for anything but toilet scrubber escapes me. Why on earth would Trump….oh, wait. Trump makes ridiculous endorsements all the time. Same ole Donald.
When Trump chose the mustache as National Security Advisor was my sign to leave the Trump train, and I have been proven correct to do so ever since.
CTH folks still supporting him are great for lolz, but sad for the Nation.
Who has the demonstrated history that is consistent with their statements?
Carla Sands.
Picking primary candidates always results in winners and losers…..
President Trump does his due-diligence and makes his decision….. some candidates on his “loser list” are fake splinter candidates, some not.
MAGA supporters will go with President Trump’s choice because he is building his team and has earned the right to do so….witness what he has gone through for the past 5 years.
Cheer lead for a candidate pick on President Trump’s “loser list” if you want to, it is your choice……..
It just so happens to be what the GOPe’s does, picking a primary candidate from President Trump’s “loser list.”
MAGA isn’t just a motto, it is our duty.
President Trump has been beating his enemies like a drum ever since the “super GOPe 17 candidates in 2016.”
By him not conceding the 2020 election, he has saved our Constitutional Republic.
He deserves our support and has proven that he can win.
Vote against him if you want to but for me and my family, we are stickin’ with the MAGA KING!
“Let’s go Brandon!”
And yet he didn’t support Gen. Mike Flynn when it counted–which he later bemoaned as a “mistake”. He listened to Mike Pence–a vile man whom he selected. Flynn went through Hell, with Obomber and Joetato hamstringing him in the Courts with an utterly corrupt judge. Trump loves celebrity because he is a celebrity.
heads up
Just watched Turley interviewing Kathy Barnette and her back-story is gut wrenching, she’s strong and determined – if you’ve seen the interview, you’ll know why I am reminded of Ben Carson, Candace Owens, and Tim Scott (Trey Gowdy’s best bud…). Link:
Hannity is a ranked idiot and he’s not genuinely MAGA. Do not be fooled! If Hannity was truly MAGA he would be attacking McCormick which he is not doing based on this account from Sundance (I don’t have or watch Foxnews).
To me, Hannity is simply causing dissension in the MAGA ranks with this assault on Barnette. Oz has the endorsement of Trump already and the resources to win. He should have simply made the case that while Barnette represents the heart of MAGA, her lack of experience and her less than clear background makes her a very risky general election candidate in a very important election.
Instead they went scorched earth egged on by the disingenuous Hannity. Hannity and Foxnews support McCormick. Hannity is placating MAGA by pretending to support Oz when in reality he’s fomenting division in MAGA to enable McCormick to slip through to victory.
PA vote Oz because Trump has endorsed him and it’s essential that we win this race! Barnette is a wonderful woman but the MAGA movement has to have credibility and we’ll lose it quickly if we lose winnable elections. Her experience and background make her a very vulnerable general election candidate versus the Dems and the media.
Trump sees in Oz a very media savvy candidate who has high name id and who could go into the Philly suburbs and win votes from independent voters and disaffected Dems (which there are many now) who would not support Barnette.
Oz has committed to the essential planks of MAGA (energy independence, secure borders and pro life) while still retaining his cross over appeal. He’s not perfect to us outside of PA, but for PA he’s definitely a better candidate than McCormick for MAGA and Trump 2024.
Lastly, purity tests should have no place in MAGA. MAGA should welcome all converts to the movement. That’s the folly of the conservative movement which is why I no longer associate myself with the term conservative. I’m a Patriot and I look forward to the American Party for my real political home. But until then, MAGA will do and if you have converts like Oz or even a Tulsi Gabbard, I say welcome them not shun them!
Exactly this.. Hannity was only ever effective at deflating Rush’s base. That’s been his job for decades. Now that Rush has passed old man Hannity is floundering. He can’t go after Tucker or any of the younger guys anymore. The only thing he has at this point is Trumps ear (somehow) and it shows…
If that’s all that was needed — a slick TV salesman — then Trump should have endorsed the guy that hucksters for Flex Tape.
Running for US Senate requires a lot more than that. Oz is the opposite of everything that is MAGA on the real issues: abortion, guns, healthcare, globalism, government mandates. An awful, destructive, pick.
Oz may win a few HSN housewives who strayed from The View for a few minutes. But he’s already lost the MAGA base in PA.
Barnette is the closest to MAGA, and can beat Fetterman in a general.
When CNN is attacking you, it means they fear you the most. And right now CNN is attacking Barnette, not the others.
To me, Oz physically looks like a weasel. Yuk..a sleazeball.
Excellent advice.
Missing from the discussion -and very much the most important point – Sean Parnell was taken out of the race by ? Club for Growth or Dems ? Since it involved his divorce and marital manners, my money is on Karl Rove. That’s his preferred method of getting rid of Tea Party and MAGA candidates.
After reading through the comment thread, if I lived in Pennsylvania I would not be willing to support either Barnette or Oz. They both have too many negatives. Because of this inside the family spitballing, I have seen my error and would probably vote for McCormick.
That seems to be the goal. McCormick is the GOP insider pick. We are playing into his hands by the infighting over who is the worst of two almost okay, but not perfect candidates. If “electable” is the criteria, then Jeb! would have had the privilege to lose to Hillary in 2016.
Here are the choices as I see them. Oz is the the well-known candidate that has a media based reputation that translates into being electable. Does that mean he will be a good Senator? Does not matter as all that matters is we get another imperfect R in the Senate. He will only get soft support of the GOP but he may not need it.
Barnette’s weakness is the idea that she can not be elected in a close state. The GOP will avoid her with a passion. She also has the Republican media machine against her as Oz is the chosen media darling. They are telling her that she will be on her own. But, she won’t. If this is the wave election as being predicted, that may overcome all of her negatives and the republican base will drag her across the finish line.
McCormick is the GOP pick and is the one McConnell wants. If he wins, he will instantly be the recipient of everything the GOP can throw at the Democrats and the Republican media machine will swing to his side as well. The Republican base will be disheartened and will need to be drawn back into the battle, but many will throw up their hands and give up.
So take your pick and determine which candidate’s base will be the best. Republican media power picks Oz, Republican voter base leaning Barnette, and Republican insiders are for McCormick.
President Trump is betting on the media power.
The Republican establishment is WEF, same as the Democrats. The reason they never protested the stolen election. It truly is a uniparty. There is a cartoon with two paths and a wall between them. The cattle have to choose one of the paths. One is labeled “Democrats” and the other “Republicans.” Both paths lead to the slaughterhouse. I won’t vote for any of them any more. Kathy has spoken out against the WEF. She has also spoken out against vaccine mandates. That takes guts and is guaranteed to make enemies.
Please read what Trump has to say about Club for Growth..I think they are supporting Barnette to get back at Trump..Why did they not support his candidate..Vance?..This is planned you watch and see..Trump says she is vetted in some areas..and he doesn’t think she can win…I think this is a war between Club for Growth and DJT..and I am all in for DJT.Club for Growth is a money organization..I say forget Barnette..move on..and let Pa decide..They are a middle of the road state..We need to get all the info..and let the people decide..Make sure when you cheer for Barnette that you understand what happened with Club For Growth..Sounds like she is a plant to hurt DJT..
IMO the coordinated attack confirms to Barnett supporters that she is “over the target”.
Republicans that win usually have a late surge.
Yes, I feel the “pick the best candidate that can win” strategy, yet I wonder if one day when euthanasia or some currently unapproachable evil becomes popular enough, if we will avoid candidates who are vocal on those issues.
Good one. That’ll get people thinking. 👍🏼
Barnette will NOT win the general. The stuff she said will be hung around her neck and she’ll sink like the stone she is.
I like Barnett and don’t live in PA so I’ll pray that the closest to MAGA wins in the end.
And a big THANK YOU to our Vets and actives. Reading thru the comments regarding Barnett’s service, I learned about signing ‘blank checks’ > You did. ❤️ And learned about serving while waiting for if/when the government ‘cashes the check’. You all are so valued. TYa.
Anyone that upsets both parties is likely the better option for the country.
Those complaining that she criticized Trump have your own problems.. If you are not critical of Trump you are part of the problem.. he’s not a messiah and you need to stop treating him as one..
Looking online I see cnn complaining about her past statements about gays, Muslims and that obama is one.. There is some petition on change.org for a slavery memorial that includes Douglas and obama that has her name associated with it.
I can’t help but note the right using this vague statement that she has questionable things that none of them will actually speak of out loud or write out in detail… It shows you it’s all the same games the left use to smear an opponent.
If she has issues lets lay them all out on the table. Instead of playing word games about ‘things in the past’..
I see n o problem with anything she said to be honest. Wasn’t Vance in Ohio against Trump before he was for him? Muslim..she made those comments way back in 2015 or something when Muslims were blowing things up and running over people here in the USA. In terms of Gays, that’s what blacks believe..their religious beliefs oppose homosexuality. At least she has a religion. She was in the reserves and national guard and discharged honorably.
This woman is definitely over everyone’s target…I don’t live in PA but I would vote for her. If the black controlled fraud machine in Philly decides to support her, she has it won.
This in interview from yesterday on War Room:
https://rumble.com/v14ixna-episode-1852-the-vetting-of-kathy-barnette-diesel-shortage-on-east-coast.html
It’s very hard to call a black woman a racist in Philadelphia.
She takes away half of the Democrats’ standard arsenal in a general race.
Meanwhile, Fetterman pulled a shotgun on an innocent black jogger. Don’t think that won’t have an impact.
And her ‘bad tweets’ won’t make any difference.
As I said on Saturday, I have been a PA resident my whole life. Born and raised in Delco and now a resident in a rural portion of the mid-state. Our senate race just got a whole lot more complex in the past 3 days.
As Sundance said, we, the voters in PA, have a trilemma on our hands. Let me try and expand on what Sundance has said.
We in MAGA support Trump, Trump supports Oz, but Oz’s past statements don’t line up with MAGA. He is a dual citizen from Turkey, works in NY, lives in NJ, and votes in PA. Try and explain that one. What does that mean for Oz going forward? I wish I had a crystal ball for you.
McCormick is better than Oz in my opinion, served in the armed forces, will support an alternative to McConnell, but has ties to the WEF and China. The last would be a deal breaker, but that worldwide experience could have been an eye opener for McCormick. Again we don’t know how he would vote going forward.
Barnette has stayed out of the mud slinging between Oz and McCormick, hence her rise in the polls because she is someone from the outside and is different from the status quo. She has a great story to tell, but has past statements that could be used against her (this is true of all candidates, but it seems to hurt the GOP more than Dems FWIW). The Club for Growth ad buy sends up a huge red flag for me. Toomey used to run the Club for Growth before he was our senator. Trump’s statement lends her support in the long term, but not for this race. Plus, Barnette has Mastriano, who is running for governor, behind her. They are campaigning together (both made a stop in my neck of the woods).
I was leaning Barnette until the Club for Growth ad buy. Like many here, this choice is going to be a hard one.
Now let’s take the 10,000 ft view. PA is a swing state and has been since 1992. The GOP for the most part controls things at the local and state legislative level, while the Dems do better in state wide races (Governor, Senator, President, et al). There are more way more red counties than blue counties, but population wise its about equal.
The Democrat nominee is going to be John Fetterman. This guy is a left wing lunatic that makes Pelosi and Summer look conservative. He is a clone of Bernie Sanders. Count on all the hard core liberals to vote for him no matter how insane his positions are.
So we have to ask ourselves, who has the best chance to rally the MAGA base and bring in some independents and cross over Democrats? Is that Oz, McCormick, or Barnette? You could make the case for all three of them really.
We have 5 days until the primary. I will probably not make up my mind until I am standing in line on Tuesday morning. That’s how much of a trilemma this is. This sucks because I don’t want to hand a very winnable seat to the Democrats.
Her alliance with Mastriano should tell you all you need to know.
The PA Dems are sending attack fliers out against Mastriano, saying he is just another Trump. As if that’s a bad thing!
Trump made a mess of the PA race by picking a glitzy Democrat called Oz. No more RINOs and democrat-light. They always betray us. We need no more Romneys.
FWIW, CFG routinely engages in splitter endorsements. They also endorsed Cawthorn and Boebert, and both are Trump endorsements.
Go with Barnette. She can beat Fetterman. Even CNN thinks so.
The Club for Growth endorsement is a move to undercut, not support, Barnette. That said, it would have been nice if she had rejected the endorsement/funding.
I mentioned that yesterday. The Establishment GOP sometimes uses CFG with MAGA candidates as a splitter tactic, just like the DNC uses their KKK endorsements.
Barnette should tell CFG to get lost. She doesn’t need their money now. She’s got FNC and the entire corrupt Establishment media complex now drawing Streisand Effect level attention to her.
When Newsmax and FoxNews are both attacking you, you have confirmed your credentials. Just ask Dinesh.
Bannon asked her about the Club for Growth endorsement and she said she had an interview with them just like every other candidate and answered the questions honestly and honorably and they decided to support and she is happy to have the money. I see no issue… and this mantra that she can’t win in the general election really turns me off. They say that about every MAGA candidate which is how we end up with Romneys.
You pretty much summed it up.
I think the Club for Growth backing is to get back at Trump and to push people away from Oz so that McCormick can win.
I was never going to vote for Oz or McCormick so I was looking at the other candidates. Since Kathy has released her military records I don’t see any negatives about her.
I’ve listened to Barnette and she is fairly fast on her feet and isn’t swarmy like Oz. I think she’ll do fine against Fetterman. However if people think the opposite in the primary it’s to her advantage.
I just listened to this Chris Stigall podcast with Kathy. She explained her military record, and she has released it and given it to the media. She never thought it was an issue until she got rumblings of it in the last few days.
She talked about a lot of the videos and other media being selectively edited and taken out of context. That sounds very familiar to long time Trump supporters doesn’t it?
Trump has said he’ll support her if she wins. I can’t stand Oz or McCormick, so unless a real skeleton is in her closet is brought to light, I’m voting for her.
https://chrisstigall.libsyn.com/a-republican-senate-primary-food-fight-just-ramped-up?fbclid=IwAR0tGoHE53zyrtDS6rIjxqW1ABwNeE2FO0Y6r63Wl9oHbuKlPt6e6Pb-HIM
After traveling to over 20 countries I have learned to love people and hate governments.
Recently I’ve added Political Parties to the hate column.
She’s sounds very woke. Blames white people for slavery and for systemic racism. It’s almost like CRT wrapped around the 1619 Project. Watch videos played on Newsmax’s Greg Kelly show this week. Has she evolved, or is she a red herring? She has a sketchy background which she will not talk about. She has not been seriously vetted. Can she beat the Democrat in the General election? She lost her last House race in 2020 by 90,000 votes, or 20%!
I’ll watch Newsmax when they start covering “2000 Mules”. Which would mean never.
Until then, they remain an Establishment psyop operation, with close ties to the Clintons.
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And I’ll just add to stop with the “she lost her last race big” canard. You and others keep repeating it, so I see it was among the issued talking points.
Barnette was in an internal polling dead heat on election day, and beat Dean in the 4th District in 2020, but ran in Montgomery County — one of the epicenters of the PA vote fraud steal (only Philly was worse).
You can find these videos everywhere, made by Barnette and in her own words. Has nothing to do with Newsmax. Lots of racist code words. See for yourself.
Rather than play a Charlottesville-style smear game on her, why don’t you just post the actual “bad and racist thing” she has said or tweeted. In her own, exact words.
I’ve seen them. And my response is — so what? Other people had a problem with radical islamic terrorism back then, too.
Me too, that’s how I feel. And so when people talk racist here they mean anti-Muslim? Wow, is there anyone in the country other than a Muslim who did not say anti-Muslim stuff when they were killing people in the country by running them over, shooting them, and blowing them up? Suddenly conservatives are worried about Muslims…this is rather, well, I don’t know what word to use…politically correct?
Exactly, conservatives have been beaten down into PC losers. We should be addressing muslim terrorism and shariah law which is incompatible with the US constitution.
This is a feather in her hat and Trump is worried about it.. Bizarro world
I heard one of the other candidates, the guy, on the Hannity radio show yesterday and he said he lived in her district and yes she lost big but he said he would have been proud to have her as his Congress person. Hannity was speechless..haha…he was hoping for a smear. Just to let you know, I only listen to pieces of talk radio while in my car…and after Hannity’s smear campaign yesterday I don’t think I will do that again..I think I will listen to the black radio station…good music.