I'd like to tweet for a moment not about Greg Edwards, but his opponent in this district, John Morganelli. In many ways, Morganelli is a typical Republican. He's a former prosecutor, pro-life, staunch opponent of immigration, and has praised Trump's expansion of ICE
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Soon after Trump was elected, Morganelli posted a series of obsequious tweets (since deleted) angling for a job, any job, in the new administration.pic.twitter.com/l3ifZqH3uM
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Morganelli has run four times for Attorney General (and lost), and in 2016 he campaigned for Republican Senator Pat Toomey, so he enjoys wide name recognition and a good fundraising network.
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Really the only problem with Morganelli's campaign is that he's not a Republican, but a Democrat. And the DCCC seems to be going to bat for him.
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If I told you the national party had come into this race trying to clear the field by pushing out a candidate, Morganelli would be the obvious choice. This is not the year to send an immigration-hating Trump admirer to Congress. That's what we have the Republican party for.
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But the DCCC came gunning for Greg Edwards, the top fundraiser in this district (http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-wakeup-call-20180305-story.html …). Maybe they worry he's a scary black pastor, or maybe they know he won't kick money back to them like a more pliant candidate would.
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Thread continues here (it got broken by Twitter somehow):https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/970855836745691136 …
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