Doug Mastriano for VP?

[Vespucci]

Trump would never pick him as VP. He has too important a role to play as PA governor.

Mastriano is not winning, sorry. Red wave or not.

(Also I’ll admit there’s really no point in ignoring you or BG-NY - it’s more symbolic than anything else - because whenever I see a post is Hidden, the temptation gets to me and I see it anyway.)

"Scott Walker is not losing.  Blue wave or not."

PA voted 3.5 points right of the NPV in 2020.  This midterm is shaping up to be at least R+4, maybe R+5. PA-GOV is absolutely competitive, and probably the closest race to a toss up in gubernatorial races.  Mastriano won't do any more than 1.5-2 points worse than Oz.

Again - debate me to your heart’s content, but I will be vindicated in November. Candidate quality matters - reminder that in 2014, also a red wave, PA elected a Democrat over the incumbent GOPer to the governorship by 9 points.

Candidate quality doesn't really matter in waves. Joe Walsh won a House seat in suburban Chicago in 2010 for crying out loud. The Corbett comparison doesn't make sense because he was an unpopular incumbent. Mastriano is a challenger, and if anything it's Shapiro who's tied to a somewhat unpopular governor.

I'll be sure to inform Senator Sharron Angle of that fact. Obviously a red wave would make Mastriano more likely to win than if there wasn't a wave, but the fact that it's a wave doesn't mean he's suddenly as good a candidate as they could have otherwise nominated.