It was never really close. Let’s face it, Mastriano had no chance. It was foolish for the Pennsylvania GOP voters to pick him as his candidate. He is too extreme for Pennsylvania. His candidacy speaks volumes about the state of […]
Pennsylvania politics
Eric Metaxas expects Doug Mastriano will win today “by divine appointment” and it will a be “miracle”
Here is Metaxas discussing his experience at a Trump rally this weekend. He also attacks Atlanta pastor Andy Stanley, Focus on the Family’s Jim Daly, T.D. Jakes, and Creflo Dollar for not agreeing with his politics.
Former Pennsylvania governors urge Doug Mastriano and Josh Shapiro to accept the election results
Former governors Tom Ridge (R), Mark Schweiker (R), Ed Rendell (D), and Tom Corbett (R) have urged gubernatorial candidates Mastriano and Shapiro to accept the results of the 2022 election, which will be decided today. This warning probably applies more […]
Doug Mastriano’s Pickett’s Charge
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano loves to talk about the Battle of Gettysburg. Well, last night at Legacy Faith Church in Harrisburg, before a lot of empty seats, he made his Pickett’s Charge. As some of you know, Pickett’s Charge […]
More on Doug Mastriano’s Anabaptist Connections
Bonnie Kristian, author of the recent Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community, has a well-researched piece at New York Times on Doug Mastriano’s connection to a conservative Mennonite church. Here is a […]
Doug Mastriano’s Christian nationalism
The guy running for governor of Pennsylvania on the GOP ticket says that he is not a Christian nationalist. But if I were to name one person who best embodies Christian nationalism in American politics right now I would pick […]
Two former Army War College history professors say Doug Mastriano is unfit for office
Here is Inside Higher Ed: Some retired U.S. Army War College professors are speaking out against Republican Doug Mastriano’s controversial bid to become the next governor of Pennsylvania—a campaign in which Mastriano’s higher education credentials from a Canadian university also […]
Pennsylvania Republicans for Josh Shapiro
GOP gubernatorial candidate Douglas Mastriano is just too extreme for many Pennsylvania Republicans. Many of them are supporting Democrat Josh Shapiro for governor. Here is the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: With billboards across Pennsylvania, a big-spending national committee that is connected to […]
A University of New Brunswick graduate student responds to the Doug Mastriano Ph.D controversy
Earlier today we called your attention to a Canadian Broadcasting Company story on Doug Mastriano’s Ph.D dissertation at the University of New Brunswick. In that post I noted that current University of New Brunswick students were concerned about the reputation […]
One of Doug Mastriano’s dissertation committee members speaks out about his “dishonest” and “sloppy” work
Here is the latest on Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano’s “academic” career: One of the members of his dissertation committee called his work, “dishonest, sloppy, tinged with religious zealotry, and indifferent to facts that contradicted his claims.” The committee member […]
Doug Mastriano airs his first television ad. It looks like he may be actually running for governor of Pennsylvania
Well, it looks like Mastriano actually IS running for governor of Pennsylvania! Some context on the ad. Here we go: Michael Sokolove has a nice overview of the Mastriano campaign today at The Atlantic. A taste: Mastriano’s campaign is severely underfunded, […]
If elected governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano will ban critical race theory, “pornographic” literature, and “pole dancing” in schools.
Yes, you read that correctly. Here is Alia Shoab at Insider: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who is the Republican candidate for governor, said he would ban pole dancing in schools if he was elected. “On day one, the sexualization […]
Mastriano: Women who get abortions should be charged with murder
The Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate made the comment in 2019 on WITF’s “Smart Talk”: Listen. The “murder” argument picks-up around the twenty-four minute mark: Here is NBC News: State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, said in 2019 […]
Doug Mastriano holds a rally on the capitol steps. Pennsylvanians exercise their God-given right to watch the Penn State game.
What happens when you plan a big rally on the steps of the state capitol and less than 100 people show up? Perhaps it is a sign that people are not very excited about your campaign for governor. Here is […]
In December 2020, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano prayed that God would help him and other election deniers “seize power”
Here is Mastriano on December 30, 2020: Watch: Some comments: This is what we mean by “Christian nationalism.” Providential history is one of the defining marks of Christian nationalism. Notice how Mastriano prays as if he understands God’s purposes in […]
Will Bunch offers a “field guide” to Doug Mastriano’s world
Will Bunch of The Philadelphia Inquirer offers a guide to the “rouges’ gallery of religious zealots, election deniers and militia types surrounding Doug Mastriano’s gubernatorial campaign. The guide includes short bios of Abby Abildness, Grant Clarkson, Jenna Ellis, James Emery, […]
“Doug [Mastriano] is laying down his life for you, for me, for the residents of Pennsylvania, and to God be the glory.”
The title of this post comes from a pastor who introduced Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano at a recent rally. Here is The Washington Post: At another rally east of Pittsburgh, two days later, Mastriano, flanked by an American flag […]
Pennsylvania Doug Mastriano posed in a Confederate uniform
Doug Mastriano is running for governor of Pennsylvania. In 2014 he had the option to pose for a picture dressed in historical attire. He chose to pose in a Confederate uniform. Even the Army seems embarrassed by the photo. Let’s […]
Doug Mastriano’s connection to the dominionist New Apostolic Reformation movement
Good reporting here from Jennifer Cohn of the Bucks County (PA) Beacon on 7 Mountain Dominionism, the “Watchman’s Decree,” and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. Here is a taste: In Pennsylvania, N[ew] A[Apostolic] R[eformation]. apostle Jacobs’ prayer network is led […]
Doug Mastriano’s connection with Gab
What is Gab? It is a right-wing platform used by right-wing extremists. Consider: The shooter in the October 2018 shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue used Gab to announce his murder of 11 people. In 2020, Gab hosted the accounts of […]