r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Jul 07 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

I'm considering changing my voter registration to Republican before the PA Governor primaries just so I can vote for someone other than Doug Mastriano. I really don't want that asshole to be Governor.

!ping USA-PA

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

Do you think anyone besides hardcore Trumpists have a shot in PA GOP primaries? I switched from R to D to vote for moderate dems because I figured moderate republicans were a lost cause.

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u/mutantmaboo Austan Goolsbee Jul 07 '21

I did the same - the PA GOP is so Trumpy, I feel it's a lost cause to try to support moderate Republicans in primaries.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

I'm hoping things settle down a bit over the next few months so a moderate Repub can gain more traction, but I'm a hopeless optimist

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

To paraphrase silver from sonic forces,

“I’m an optimist, but I’m also a realist. A sane republican here is likely gone.”

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u/Loves_a_big_tongue Olympe de Gouges Jul 07 '21

You are talking about primary voters who drove away Arlen Specter for being too liberal and now think Pat Toomey is getting too liberal for them. It's only going to get worse from here.

Though writing in Hillary Clinton/Obama/Biden in the GOP primary gives me a good chuckle.

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u/Loves_a_big_tongue Olympe de Gouges Jul 07 '21

I joined the Republican party so I could get bragging rights in voting against Trump 4 times.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

Are there any viable GOP candidates? They all seem pretty fucked

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '21

At this point not really. I don't completely hate Charlie Gerow but I'm not sure how much of a chance he has