With apologies to a certain metal band, the slate of candidates the GOP is trotting out this year is a real motley crew.
Start here in New York. Gov. Hochul has needed to go to the bullpen, calling on former Presidents Bill Clinton & Barack Obama, along with Bill's wife, Hillary, and current President Joe Biden, to join her on the campaign trail to hold off NY Misrepresentative Lee Zeldin.
Zeldin, who was attacked by a man obsessed with veterans over the summer, is trying to blame Hochul for a recent rape of a jogger in NYC because the attacker was released without bail, a policy enacted under Hochul's predecessor, Governor Casanova himself, Andrew Cuomo, while Hochul was Lt. Governor. An independent 3rd party has bought air time to run ads blasting Zeldin for his being a sycophant to Citizen Pampers (Donald Trump).
Contrast this approach with that of ex-CIA officer Matt Castelli, who is running against another NY Misrepresentative, the 518's own Elise Stefanik. Castelli, knowing the voter base in their district, won't mention Trump by name, saying only that Stefanik sold out and betrayed her constituents to advance her career. While this is true, it may not be enough to pull the upset.
However, it would be in the best interest of both Stefanik & Zeldin to totally denounce Trump, once and for all.
In Pennsylvania, carpetbagging TV personality Mehmet Oz, who ended his talk show to make a run for Senate, has lost the support of Oprah Winfrey, who gave Oz his first national exposure. Oz maintains a home in New Jersey, and is running in Pennsylvania at the request of Trump. Oz's opponent, former Lt. Governor John Fetterman, suffered a stroke in May that has left him slightly damaged, but he fights on.
Right wing gasbags such as Dumb Donald II, though, are mocking Fetterman just like they went after Biden two years ago. They see Fetterman as having a weakness to exploit. However, Fetterman is to be commended for having the courage to fight on despite his disability. If only the GOPers could find the exit to their Twilight Zone.......!
Meanwhile, the governor's race in the Keystone State is not as close as NY's.
According to a radio news report over the weekend, Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro leads GOPer Doug Mastriano by "double digits". Brian Tyler Cohen offers evidence of why Shapiro could win......
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I gotta put this some place ...
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Complete this sentence:
Donald Trump was born on Third Base, and
(a) thought he hit a triple.
(b) thought he scored a touchdown.
(c) tried to steal Second Base.
(d) tried to buy the ballpark.
( ... except the check bounced ...)
Election day is tomorrow (Tuesday).
I'm not looking forward to it.
Actually, all four choices would make sense with that deranged lunatic.........
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