A more mainstream Democratic candidate, Josh Shapiro, running unopposed, officially earned the Pennsylvania gubernatorial primary.The question will be whether Mastriano can reassemble Donald Trump’s entire coalition in November. Big money donors, building trades unions, traditional power brokers and some Trump acolytes divided themselves among different candidates. In Pennsylvania, the governor appoints the secretary of state, who in turns certifies the state’s electors. But there are plentiful examples of Democratic candidates who thought they could beat far right opponents, and soon learned otherwise. Shapiro tested positive for coronavirus on primary election eve.

Source: New York Times May 18, 2022 05:09 UTC