PA-SN 2022 megathread: Shrek vs. The Wizard of Oz

[Pink Panther]

Hmmmm...
https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1522260285863645188

I see Trump may have to exercise the unendorsement  option again so soon after the last time he did so. SO MUCH WINNING!!!

[Pheurton Skeurto]

Hmmmm...
https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1522260285863645188

America first, right?

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

As far as pandering campaign ads go, this *might* be one of more blatantly obvious instances I've seen.  

You can almost hear his campaign advisors:  

"Okay, so: we're still having trouble connecting with the 2nd amendment crowd.  Ideas?"

"How about we give him a shotgun and have him talk about how he loves guns?"

"Perfect.  I love it.  Let's have him talk about his dad and his son, too.  Throw the family angle in there." 

[Storr]

As far as pandering campaign ads go, this *might* be one of more blatantly obvious instances I've seen.  

You can almost hear his campaign advisors:  

"Okay, so: we're still having trouble connecting with the 2nd amendment crowd.  Ideas?"

"How about we give him a shotgun and have him talk about how he loves guns?"

"Perfect.  I love it.  Let's have him talk about his dad and his son, too.  Throw the family angle in there." 

Cringe. The 2A crowd will see through this blatant pandering, regardless of Oz's actual positions on gun rights.

[Morning in Atlas]

https://twitter.com/ConorLambPA/status/1522244110559633409

Seethe and cope and cope and seethe

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

https://twitter.com/ConorLambPA/status/1522244110559633409

Seethe and cope and cope and seethe

Maybe this insufferable White Savior can start shrieking about The Dreaded Shotgun Incident some more.  Seems to be working out well for him.

[Hindsight was 2020]

It’s time for Conor to drop out and endorse Fetterman for the good of the party

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

It’s time for Conor to drop out and endorse Fetterman for the hood of the party

Agreed tbh

[Old Man Willow]

Ad appears to be brand new, I saw it advertised before a non political video.

[Roll Roons]

It's kind of impressive how badly Lamb's campaign has flopped. The guy goes from winning a super-Trumpy district in a special to likely losing the Senate primary by 20-30 points.

[GoTfan]

It's amusing, to be honest. If Lamb is the best candidate, why isn't he crushing Fetterman in the polls?

[TML]

It's amusing, to be honest. If Lamb is the best candidate, why isn't he crushing Fetterman in the polls?

This is what happens when you (1) spit on your base and (2) don’t get coronated by the establishment. In past election cycles, he may have been able to get away with this with the help of Chuck Schumer and the DSCC, but they have evidently decided to remain on the sidelines for this primary season (which, to me, is a good thing, since most of their past coronated primary candidates ended up falling short in their respective general election contests).

[Secretary of State Liberal Hack]

It's amusing, to be honest. If Lamb is the best candidate, why isn't he crushing Fetterman in the polls?

Why did Christine O'Donnell win the 2010 Deleware senate seat Primary over Mike Castle ?

[Morning in Atlas]

It's amusing, to be honest. If Lamb is the best candidate, why isn't he crushing Fetterman in the polls?

Why did Christine O'Donnell win the 2010 Deleware senate seat Primary over Mike Castle ?

comparing a man who endorsed mask mandates in the year of our lord 2022

to a moderate republican who was a fit for his state

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[wbrocks67]

At this point, if nothing changes between now and election day, I'll be voting for Fetterman, if anything to give him a stronger lead in the final result. Lamb just hasn't been able to connect and if he's really going down in the polls at this point, then there's nothing left to save him.

I will say, from a young persons standpoint, I do see quite a bit of people I know who are also young (millennial) who seem to like Fetterman's stuff, while many seem to have vitriol towards Lamb, so Fetterman seems like the best choice as well for youth turnout in the fall.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

It's amusing, to be honest. If Lamb is the best candidate, why isn't he crushing Fetterman in the polls?

This is what happens when you (1) spit on your base and (2) don’t get coronated by the establishment. In past election cycles, he may have been able to get away with this with the help of Chuck Schumer and the DSCC, but they have evidently decided to remain on the sidelines for this primary season (which, to me, is a good thing, since most of their past coronated primary candidates ended up falling short in their respective general election contests).

Several establishment figures lined up behind him.  But when none of them resulted in any traction at all for Lamb, the big guns were never brought out.  If it was close Joe would've been rolled out in Scranton or whatever but at this point  - to get egg on his face like that is probably seen as counter-productive. 

[Senator Incitatus]

Lord help me, I think I'm rooting for Barnette. Sands was always my preferred option, but she doesn't seem to have much of a chance. What a ridiculous race.

[wbrocks67]

It's amusing, to be honest. If Lamb is the best candidate, why isn't he crushing Fetterman in the polls?

Objectively again, being on the ground in PA, Fetterman just has better name rec and that has always been helpful in driving him forward. Lamb certainly has clearly had issues connecting with voters, but I also think he overestimated how well known he was statewide.

[Horus]

My gut says Barnette wins the primary.

[Senator Incitatus]

My gut says Barnette wins the primary.

I think so, too. Braun 2018 dynamic at play. Have to see whether or not she can get in front of voters in these remaining days, though. Braun had plenty to spend in a much smaller market.

[wbrocks67]

My gut says Barnette wins the primary.

I think so, too. Braun 2018 dynamic at play. Have to see whether or not she can get in front of voters in these remaining days, though. Braun had plenty to spend in a much smaller market.

If Barnette had money to spend, she probably could. But her campaign cash has been extremely limited.

[wbrocks67]

Something else to consider - Lamb may ultimately be okay with losing. Someone else in another forum brought up the idea that if Shapiro wins GOV, he's very likely to appoint Lamb as AG.

[Politician]

Republicans really dropped the ball with candidate recruitment on this one. If they win, it will be because of the national environment and Fetterman's own weaknesses as a candidate.

[ElectionsGuy]

@ all the people who think Barnette is "weak" "too extreme" to win: she overperformed Trump by 5 in suburban Montgomery County-based PA-04 against an incumbent D in 2020.

[wbrocks67]

@ all the people who think Barnette is "weak" "too extreme" to win: she overperformed Trump by 5 in suburban Montgomery County-based PA-04 against an incumbent D in 2020.

You're missing the point, and something I've already mentioned. In 2020, Barnette was an unknown commodity and I know several people who thought she was some type of 'moderate R.'

Problem for Barnette is that everything she did after the election in 2020 was bat sh**t insane and proved that she was way more extreme than originally thought