Doug Mastriano
Dec 12, 2022: Philadelphia Inquirer: Despite midterm losses, Pa. Republicans appear unlikely to abandon combative agenda
Stephens said he thinks far-right Republican candidates like Doug Mastriano make it harder for candidates like himself to communicate their own, more moderate values — and that’s where he sees deeper problems in the party.
Stephens said he thinks far-right Republican candidates like Doug Mastriano make it harder for candidates like himself to communicate their own, more moderate values — and that’s where he sees deeper problems in the party.
Oct 24, 2022: WHYY: Doug Mastriano wants to use Pa. state police to bus migrants to Delaware. Here’s why that breaks both federal and state law
If elected governor this November, Republican state senator Doug Mastriano said he’d transport undocumented immigrants in the commonwealth across state lines. He explained his proposal during a town hall in York, which aired on FOX News Wednesday, hosted by Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich. |
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Haaretz: Republican Candidate Mastriano Continues to Dish Up Antisemitism and Alt-right Conspiracy Theories
Doug Mastriano, the controversial Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, is doubling down on his association with far-right extremists with records of antisemitic comments weeks before his hotly contested gubernatorial race against Democrat Josh Shapiro. 10.21.22
Doug Mastriano, the controversial Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, is doubling down on his association with far-right extremists with records of antisemitic comments weeks before his hotly contested gubernatorial race against Democrat Josh Shapiro. 10.21.22
The Week: The biggest 2022 gubernatorial races
How do you solve a problem like the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano? For Democrats, you don't; instead, you spend millions to get him nominated, then pray his extremism sends voters running the other way — toward Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro. And at least for the time being, the left's risky gamble (known as the "pied piper" strategy) appears to be working. 10.3.22
How do you solve a problem like the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano? For Democrats, you don't; instead, you spend millions to get him nominated, then pray his extremism sends voters running the other way — toward Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro. And at least for the time being, the left's risky gamble (known as the "pied piper" strategy) appears to be working. 10.3.22
Aug 26, 2022: NBC News: Trump-backed candidate Doug Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform at Army War College
Three years before retiring from the U.S. Army in 2017, Donald Trump-backed Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano posed in Confederate uniform for a faculty photo at the Army War College, according to a copy of the photo obtained by Reuters. |
Aug 7, 2022; The Hill: Is there nothing extreme about Doug Mastriano? Nothing at all?
“There’s nothing extreme about me,” says Doug Mastriano, state senator from Pennsylvania and Republican nominee for governor. This spring and summer, Mastriano has doubled down on beliefs and behavior that not long ago would have been deemed disqualifying for any major party candidate. And Pennsylvania’s most powerful and prominent Republican politicians are sticking with him — or continuing to stare at their shoelaces.
“There’s nothing extreme about me,” says Doug Mastriano, state senator from Pennsylvania and Republican nominee for governor. This spring and summer, Mastriano has doubled down on beliefs and behavior that not long ago would have been deemed disqualifying for any major party candidate. And Pennsylvania’s most powerful and prominent Republican politicians are sticking with him — or continuing to stare at their shoelaces.
May 14, 2022: CNN: As primary day approaches, Republicans and Democrats alike go after Mastriano in Pennsylvania governor’s race
“The only way we will not be successful in the fall is if we nominate someone who can’t possibly win,” he said. That comment was directed at the presumed front-runner for the Republican nomination, state Sen. Doug Mastriano. The clearest sign of Mastriano’s presumed dominance in the primary came Saturday when he earned a last-minute endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Mastriano has been one of the leading peddlers in Pennsylvania of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
“The only way we will not be successful in the fall is if we nominate someone who can’t possibly win,” he said. That comment was directed at the presumed front-runner for the Republican nomination, state Sen. Doug Mastriano. The clearest sign of Mastriano’s presumed dominance in the primary came Saturday when he earned a last-minute endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Mastriano has been one of the leading peddlers in Pennsylvania of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
May 4, 2022: Philadelphia Inquirer: Doug Mastriano embodies a Christian nationalist movement as he runs for governor: ‘We have the power of God’
Mastriano is now a front-runner for the GOP nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. He’s also become the epitome of a resurgent movement of Christian nationalism.
Mastriano is now a front-runner for the GOP nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. He’s also become the epitome of a resurgent movement of Christian nationalism.