2022 PA Governor's race: on Principles & Values
Doug Mastriano:
Prayed that God would influence Capitol election protest
He urged his followers to attend the rally at the Capitol that led to the riots, saying, "I'm really praying that God will pour His Spirit upon Washington, D.C., like we've never seen before." He has come to embody a set of beliefs characterized as
Christian nationalism, which center on the idea that God intended America to be a Christian nation, and which, when mingled with conspiracy theory and white nationalism, helped to fuel the insurrection.
Source: The New Yorker on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
May 9, 2021
Joe Gale:
Saddened that Columbus Day was canceled as county holiday
Adding insult to injury, the Democrat Commissioners are not only looting our wallets, but upending our way of life. Despite my objections, it saddens me to announce that the Democrat Commissioners recently canceled
Columbus Day as an official county holiday. Although Democrats are responsible for raising taxes and erasing traditions, we must never forget that generations of weak and lazy Republican Party leadership paved the way.
Source: Philly Voice on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
Dec 15, 2020
Josh Shapiro:
Fight for the wrong, the left out, the forgotten
Diminutive in nature, Josh Shapiro repeatedly spoke of taking on big institutions and defending the little guy as an attorney general. He's now seeking the state's highest job. Proposed voting reform legislation to consider needs and wants of
Pa. county commissioners. "I've fought for people who have been wronged, citizens who have been left out, and communities that have been forgotten," Shapiro said. "That's the kind of leadership we need right now."
Source: ABC27-WHTM on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race
Oct 13, 2021
Josh Shapiro:
GOP wants to undermine elections & permanently divide us
His launch wasn't just a recital of his resume; he also aimed to level an opening shot at Republicans in the field who "want to lead us down a dark path," he said in a morning video posted to his social media accounts. It's a "critical time in
America--here in Pennsylvania, too," Mr. Shapiro said in the video, accusing the GOP of wanting to undermine free and fair elections and "permanently divide us."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 2022 Pennsylvania Governor race
Oct 13, 2021
Josh Shapiro:
Shapiro has remained Jewishly engaged as a politician
Shapiro has remained Jewishly engaged as a politician. In 2008, he told the Philadelphia Jewish Voice that "when you boil down all the teachings and all the rituals, fundamentally,
Judaism is teaching that none of us is required to complete the task, but neither is any of us free to refrain from it." Shapiro was paraphrasing a famous rabbinic adage.
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency on 2022 Pennsylvania Governor race
Nov 5, 2020
Josh Shapiro:
Observes Jewish Sabbath even while campaigning
On Oct. 15, with the bus tour in full swing across the state, the Democrat finished an event at 6:30 p.m. in Scranton and raced home for Shabbat dinner. The Shapiros said their prayers and ate, just like they do every Friday night. "It keeps me
grounded," he said. "It is at least one night each week where we know we'll all be together." Shapiro's friends and neighbors say his faith is not just genuine, but deep.
Source: Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor race
Oct 19, 2021
Doug Mastriano:
Spearheaded "forensic investigation" of the 2020 election
Mastriano made an extensive effort to overturn the 2020 election. In late 2020, on social media and in interviews, Mastriano made numerous false claims about supposed election fraud. Behind the scenes, Mastriano sent false claims about supposed fraud to
the Justice Department. He also organized a November 2020 hearing in Pennsylvania in which Trump and lawyer Rudy Giuliani made false election claims.Mastriano's campaign chartered buses to the Trump rally in Washington on January 6, 2021. Mastriano
himself was pictured on Capitol grounds during the riot at the Capitol that day. (The FBI subsequently questioned him, according to a source familiar with the interview; Mastriano has not been charged with anything.) Later in 2021, Mastriano spearheaded
an effort to begin a so-called "forensic investigation" of the 2020 election in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's gubernatorial race is especially important for elections because its governor appoints the secretary of state, the top state elections official.
Source: CNN on 2020 Election Denial: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor race
Sep 9, 2022
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