Poprik: Fetterman, Shapiro will be a rubber stamp for Biden

With less than 100 days left until the Nov. 8 general election, it is important to look back on everything that has happened in the past 18 months of complete Democrat control. With Biden in office and Democrats “leading” our commonwealth, Pennsylvanians are facing 40-year-high inflation, out-of-control gas and grocery prices, a possible recession and reckless spending. Since Democrats don’t seem to think things are bad enough, they are trying to push through a new $400 billion plus Inflation Reduction Act that will raise taxes.

Biden has continued to fail us at every turn. He did nothing but shift the blame when gas prices skyrocketed, hitting a record high of over $5 per gallon on average in Pennsylvania back in June. Now, even though average gas prices are still well over $1 more per gallon than they were a year ago, Biden is taking credit for these “savings.” Biden and the Democrats continue to cost Pennsylvanian families more and more on energy. So far, they have spend nearly $1,500 extra on energy since January 2021. Democrats’ solution is to tell Pennsylvanians to just buy an expensive electric vehicle, including luxury vehicles that averaged almost $67,000 in June, according to Kelley Blue Book. What will Democrats like John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro do about Pennsylvania families suffering? They will continue to blindly support Biden’s disastrous agenda, no matter how much it hurts the people they claim to be helping.

Taking another page out of Biden’s playbook, Fetterman hid in his basement, not scheduling any public events for nearly 90 days. With less than 100 days until the election, you would think Fetterman would want to get on the campaign trail and spend time with the very people he hopes vote for him. Maybe he is hiding from his disastrous record, hoping if voters do not see him, they will forget. Unfortunately for him, he can hide as long as he wants but his record is perfectly clear. Fetterman has proven time and time again to have the worst interests in mind for Pennsylvanians. He has been adamantly against fracking, an industry that provides Pennsylvania with thousands of well-paying jobs. He even went as far to call fracking a “stain” on Pennsylvania. Fetterman knows his beliefs are out of line with that of the average Pennsylvanian, yet he has proudly aligned himself with the likes of Bernie Sanders, while championing endorsements from radical left wing groups.

At the end of the day, voters know that Fetterman and Shapiro would be a rubber stamp for the Biden and Sen. Chuck Schumer agenda that continues to ravage the lives of hard-working Pennsylvanians.

Fortunately for the Keystone State, Republicans continue to gain momentum across Pennsylvania. Enthusiasm among voters is on the rise. For the first time this century, Republicans exceeded Democrat turnout in a midterm primary election. As voters continue to register as Republicans, closing the voter registration gap by over 145,000 since Election Day 2020, the Republican Party is committed to reaching all Pennsylvanians. In fact, in 2022, across all 67 counties, the majority of party switches have been towards Republicans, including Philadelphia County. The Republican National Committee’s victory team has made over 2 million voter contacts this cycle alone, with efforts only continuing to grow. Republicans are fully committed to Pennsylvania and to electing commonsense conservatives who will fight for all Pennsylvanians.

Patricia Poprik is the chairwoman of the Bucks County Republican Committee.

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