Pennsylvania is trending blue in statewide elections. The Democrats are concentrated in Philadelphia and the eastern part of the state and in and around the city of Pittsburgh. The spread of the red part of the state makes it easy to gerrymander the legislature. But the only part of the state growing in population is along the border with New Jersey and is made up of NJ transplants.
Pat Toomey picked good years to run. He first won in 2010 and benefited from the Tea Party wave. In 2016 he joined the Trump wave. He was an insider to politics and was president of Americans for Prosperity before running for office. It’s not clear why he’s not running for another term but it could be the changing demographics and no national name or race to boost him. Oz should start strong in the primary race because of name recognition. Unless that’s enough to deter more experienced candidates he should be in for a tough race as the others will get attention by attacking him. If that’s enough to make his numbers fall he could easily pull out of the race. But he could also somehow get the party behind him. Then he has an uphill fight against the Democratic candidate. > On Nov 30, 2021, at 3:29 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > We have had snake oil salesmen as senators in our nation’s history… it has > not gone well > > I repeat my “this is all Oprah’s fault” mantra, and that if history remembers > her at all, it will be as a footnote to elevating the worst possible people > in their fields into celebrities. Oz. Phil. Jenny McCarthy. A pox on her > house. > >> On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 12:02 PM Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: >> Surprise: In Pennsylvania, and not where he’s lived the last couple decades >> (NJ) before moving in with his Main Line in-laws last year. (Fwiw, he voted >> absentee in ‘20.) >> >> No surprise: As an R. >> https://www.wsaz.com/2021/11/30/sources-dr-oz-plans-run-senate-seat-pennsylvania/ >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/F8C8F1C9-48AE-43E2-9755-323F516BF702%40suddenlink.net. > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4CX0pYzHNi7nt-i7uK-%3DRy%3DMOqwH_YEL%3DW62fjRF-1SUg%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6F6C2FA9-060B-4683-8C49-8CA71AE6F1CD%40gmail.com.
