Pennsylvania Democrats, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, are pointing to a stunning upset in a special election for a deep-red state House district as proof that the party has momentum while campaigning this fall for a trifecta in Harrisburg.
Butler County Democrat Brandon Dukes said his apparent victory over Republican Scott Timko, by fewer than 100 votes as of Wednesday afternoon, was thanks to his focus on local issues, such as a major corridor perennially under construction to the frustration of residents.
“We kept it local, we kept it practical, and we kept it common sense,” Dukes said in an interview.
The 12th Pennsylvania House District, just north of Pittsburgh, went for Donald Trump by more than 18 percentage points just two years ago and had been held by Republicans since 1999.
I have to laugh because all the Tone Police were out there telling Democrats that they were being insensitive to talk about the facts related to the economy, specifically in 2024. I mean, holy shit, I guess the Democrats were not supposed to talk about the economy that was the envy of the world?
Ever since donnie’s “win”, I’m watching donnie’s bootlicks - like Kevin Hassett, grinning while talking about killing tons and tons of jobs and claiming it’s about “waste, fraud, and abuse” (they all repeated that mantra over and over and over early in 2025 especially during the height of “DOGE’s” blatant criminal acts. It was like watching an actual cult trying to sell their wares).
And just recently, I saw that dumbass Scott Bessent talking about how the economy was like an emergency room victim that was “backed over by a truck” and that they - this is the donnie administration, mind you - had to stabilize the victim, etc.
LOL. In his analogy, the people in that truck backing up over the economy was himself and everyone in this stupid administration.
But the fucking balls on these assholes. If voters are pissed, they fucking should be. Everything is way more expensive. Gas is ridiculously surging, again. And to sit there and imperiously blame all their bullshit on Biden? FUCK YOU.
Also, I’d love to know what all the Murc’s Law media Tone Police are saying right now about how these Republican jagoffs are talking about how the “golden age” when it comes to economics. If anything, I’m sure they spend most of their time lecturing liberals on civility.
I remember the gaslighting and guilt trips from establishment Dems immediately after the 2024 elections, even though I held my nose and voted Harris. I immediately railed against the DNC for their corruption and competence and the Reddit neoliberal echo chamber dog-piled me immediately.