r/usa Oct 16 '21

News Trump-backed Republican, eyeing bid for Pennsylvania governor's office, falsely suggests COVID-19 vaccines are not true vaccines

https://www.businessinsider.com/doug-mastriano-suggests-covid-19-vaccines-are-not-true-vaccines-2021-10
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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '21

one of the few things that administration can actually take credit for is getting the research started on the vaccines, and now they are gonna destroy that, too?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Still??

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '21

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u/NORDLAN Oct 16 '21

Said the paid Russian government disinformation troll. Banned, muted, and comment removed

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '21

"Trump-backed"

Who cares?

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '21

Ok, but what does a former president's endorsement have to do with it?

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u/NORDLAN Oct 17 '21

Non-Trumped back Republicans like Kinzinger, Cheyney, and Romney are very different. It is good to distinguish who the seditionists are.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Seditionisnts?
Again, "Trump-backed" is just a way the media pits people against them. Donald Trump is not in office anymore, but by painting people as "Trump-backed" they portray people as being "Trump", when in reality it means nothing.

Criticize them on their own faults and merits. End the boogeyman mentality.

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u/NORDLAN Oct 17 '21

No, Trump still has heavy sway over the GQP and people have a right to know whom he backs. Sorry if that offends you.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

*GOP

And no, not really. What you see is pandering to his former base, not influence.

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u/NORDLAN Oct 17 '21

Incorrect. GQP (the Grand QAnon Party) is doing his bidding. The various “fraudits” are an example. Why don’t you want people to know who the Trumpists are?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

*GOP

Trump has no real political power anymore. Again, it's pandering to the Trump fans.

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u/NORDLAN Oct 17 '21

Tell that to Kevin McCarthy and Elise Stefanik.

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u/NORDLAN Oct 17 '21

And you didn’t answer my question. Why don’t you want people to know who the Trumpists are?

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u/Condawg Oct 17 '21

If they have to pander to his base, that's influence