I think Doug Mastriano will lose his attempt to be Governor of Pennsylvania to “decertify voting machines.” We should prepare for a violence from his supporters when he loses.

"Doug Mastriano, a state senator and the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, led efforts to overturn the 2020 result in his state, organizing a public hearing to air baseless conspiracy theories about election fraud and attending the Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the Ellipse before marching toward the Capitol. Mastriano has said he respected police lines and that he and his wife departed when it became clear the event was no longer peaceful.

Mastriano did not respond to The Post’s survey, and he is widely expected to contest his own result if he does not win. But with a Democratic governor and secretary of state, his power to block certification would be minimal.

If Mastriano wins, however, he will have the power in future elections, notably the next presidential race in 2024, to make good on his promises to decertify voting machines when he believes results are rigged and to appoint a like-minded ally to be secretary of state, whose responsibilities include certifying election results.

His Democratic opponent, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, has made Mastriano’s election denialism a central argument against the Republican.

'Unlike my opponent, I believe the integrity of our elections must be protected and every eligible vote must be counted,” Shapiro said in an emailed statement. “I will continue working to protect every citizen’s vote — and of course, I will accept the results of the election once the votes are counted and the election is certified, as I always have.”

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“Mastriano has a record when it comes to election conspiracy theories: He called for the decertification of the 2020 presidential election results and attended the now infamous January 6 “Save America” rally in Washington, D.C., and he was at the Capitol later in the day. Mastriano has said in the past that the “sole authority” to name presidential electors for Pennsylvania falls to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. 

This latest comment is an escalation of previous things Mastriano has said, and is from an obscure source, leading some to question its authenticity. It is, however, a real quote. Mastriano made the comment during a March 30 appearance on WPIC's Eric Bombeck radio show. The Guardian archived the audio clip, which can be listened to here."

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Fact Check: Did Doug Mastriano Say He Could Decertify Voting Machines?

Yes.

Alec Dent

May 25