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Punched_A_Bursar t1_j1j49c7 wrote

Reply to comment by -TheFarce- in The Philadelphia Inquirer: What the Jan. 6 report says about Doug Mastriano, Scott Perry, and other key Pa. Republicans by boundfortrees

Agreed. It’s instructive that, not only did the PA GOP not disavow Mastriano after 1/6, they fielded him for governor. Holy moly.

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Jotakave t1_j1jdfiu wrote

WTF is this timeline? We have a group of people being openly corrupt and people still think this is the way to vote. It’s mind blowing.

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ell0bo t1_j1jfzsh wrote

Republicans have been that way for a while. Republicans just played the refs to where, if anyone pointed it out, it was usually met with a "well both sides..." or "no good options".

Republicans have been a corrupting force for years, their voters are complicit even if it's through ignorance.

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Jotakave t1_j1jhvxz wrote

Definitely. My first election as an American was Obama’s second term and I felt so happy voting for someone I felt was capable. Then the dark days of the idiot-in-chief and now I felt the spark again when we elected Fetterman. I hope we keep voting for capable, empathic humans in the future here in PA. Back when I first moved here it was clear to me that these two sides, R & D, were nothing alike. One cared about its constituents and to create legislation to help fix problems. The other side was all about imposing THEIR religious beliefs in all of us. Control. Censor. Fuck all but me attitude. I grew up Catholic and have a strong aversion for the church, what it did to others in the past and their bigotry. I feel like living in America should be about choosing to believe in whatever you like. Not to have a group people dictate what you can or can’t do with your own body

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Dark_Prism t1_j1jqozd wrote

In general I'd like to think that if there wasn't gerrymandering we'd have a better idea of what the actual makeup of political beliefs are, but the fact that statewide or nearly statewide races get so close (Fetterman v Oz) is really disconcerting. The fact that Traitriano lost by so much is somewhat of a consolation prize.

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