The GOPers think they've got it easy on election day. No, they don't

 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......

The Pennsylvania GOPers really need to bone up on Santayana, because it's looking like 2020 again there. Again, they need to denounce Trump and move on.

Former TV anchor Kari Lake went in the tank for Trump, and seems poised to win election in Arizona. Voters in the desert need to do the same, and dismiss yet another sycophant parroting the BS coming from Team Pampers. Lake, some of you might recall, spent about 15 minutes as a news anchor for WNYT several years ago.

And, then, there's Georgia. 

Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker is being exploited by the GOPers when you think about it. He's not 100% prepared to be a Senator, should he defeat Rev. Raphael Warnock, which I doubt. I would suggest Walker being checked for CTE, given his years in football, between high school, College (Georgia), and the pros (USFL, NFL). Another Trump shill, Nikki Haley, according to a Yahoo! headline this morning, wants Warnock "deported". Why? I don't think she has a legitimate answer. She just threw it out there as red meat for the bigots in Peach Tree Country.

Closer to home, not every Republican candidate is on the Trump train. There are some legitimately true Republicans, such as Rensselaer County legislator Jake Ashby, who is running for State Senate. If they do have any ties to the oldest baby in America, they're not flashing them publicly, which might be the best thing for them. There's an old school Republican in Jim Tedisco in Schenectady County, who almost certainly will be re-elected.

The most important thing is getting the stench of Trump out of the Republican party as soon as possible. Trump thinks he'll run again in 2 years, but mounting evidence in various cases suggest otherwise. In truth, Bellevue may be calling, and soon.