Governor Josh Shapiro
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And, you know, then January 20th happened, then, you know, we've got all of the executive orders, the fast and furious barrage against, you know, the infrastructure of our nation, public services that residents here rely on. It's a district that's 25%, age 65 plus, You know, they're not happy about massive cuts to the Social Security Administration.
They're not happy about cuts to veterans benefits, you know, Medicaid, Medicare. They're feeling the impact immediately. And, you know, we've been here with them the whole way, making sure that they have someone who will fight for them to preserve those systems in Congress.
They're not happy about cuts to veterans benefits, you know, Medicaid, Medicare. They're feeling the impact immediately. And, you know, we've been here with them the whole way, making sure that they have someone who will fight for them to preserve those systems in Congress.
They're not happy about cuts to veterans benefits, you know, Medicaid, Medicare. They're feeling the impact immediately. And, you know, we've been here with them the whole way, making sure that they have someone who will fight for them to preserve those systems in Congress.
Oh, they hate each other.
Oh, they hate each other.
Oh, they hate each other.
Oh, yeah. So when DeSantis was running for president, Randy Fine was the first Republican to jump off and you know, support Trump instead. And they've had this just furious relationship ever since we've seen it. He called like three special legislative sessions earlier this year, right leading up to the main legislative session that started earlier this month.
Oh, yeah. So when DeSantis was running for president, Randy Fine was the first Republican to jump off and you know, support Trump instead. And they've had this just furious relationship ever since we've seen it. He called like three special legislative sessions earlier this year, right leading up to the main legislative session that started earlier this month.
Oh, yeah. So when DeSantis was running for president, Randy Fine was the first Republican to jump off and you know, support Trump instead. And they've had this just furious relationship ever since we've seen it. He called like three special legislative sessions earlier this year, right leading up to the main legislative session that started earlier this month.
A big part of it was just he wanted an excuse to not be in this district campaigning, which is great for us. But, you know, he spent most of the time, you know, they were fighting over which which immigration, which horrible immigration bill you know, that they wanted, the one that Trump recommended or the one that DeSantis was putting forward.
A big part of it was just he wanted an excuse to not be in this district campaigning, which is great for us. But, you know, he spent most of the time, you know, they were fighting over which which immigration, which horrible immigration bill you know, that they wanted, the one that Trump recommended or the one that DeSantis was putting forward.
A big part of it was just he wanted an excuse to not be in this district campaigning, which is great for us. But, you know, he spent most of the time, you know, they were fighting over which which immigration, which horrible immigration bill you know, that they wanted, the one that Trump recommended or the one that DeSantis was putting forward.
And he's been the most outspoken critic of Ron DeSantis. He calls him Ronda Rhino. And a lot of people, a lot of Republicans here like Ron DeSantis, so they don't take that kindly. You know, there's two types of people here in District 6. There's people who don't like Randy Fine, and there's people who haven't heard of Randy Fine. So...
And he's been the most outspoken critic of Ron DeSantis. He calls him Ronda Rhino. And a lot of people, a lot of Republicans here like Ron DeSantis, so they don't take that kindly. You know, there's two types of people here in District 6. There's people who don't like Randy Fine, and there's people who haven't heard of Randy Fine. So...
And he's been the most outspoken critic of Ron DeSantis. He calls him Ronda Rhino. And a lot of people, a lot of Republicans here like Ron DeSantis, so they don't take that kindly. You know, there's two types of people here in District 6. There's people who don't like Randy Fine, and there's people who haven't heard of Randy Fine. So...
Yeah, I mean, look, it was a plus 30 Trump area because we had no real Democratic campaign here in the last three cycles. One of them, there was no Democratic nominee for this seat. And the other two, the congressional candidate was unable to raise more than $35,000 over the entire two-year stretch.
Yeah, I mean, look, it was a plus 30 Trump area because we had no real Democratic campaign here in the last three cycles. One of them, there was no Democratic nominee for this seat. And the other two, the congressional candidate was unable to raise more than $35,000 over the entire two-year stretch.
Yeah, I mean, look, it was a plus 30 Trump area because we had no real Democratic campaign here in the last three cycles. One of them, there was no Democratic nominee for this seat. And the other two, the congressional candidate was unable to raise more than $35,000 over the entire two-year stretch.
So, you know, it's really, it's like more like an R plus 14 when you look at the current voter registration data, which is a lot more winnable. You know, it's not that our message has been rejected in the past, it's that there was no one here getting the message out. Messaging isn't free.