WSJ Board: Trump Is Prepping “Stop The Steal 2” In PA

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board:

The votes in Pennsylvania aren’t all counted, and already President Trump is hinting that he might cry fraud if his endorsed candidate falls behind. On Wednesday his Senate pick, the TV doctor Mehmet Oz, led the GOP primary by roughly 2,500 votes.

If Mr. McCormick wins the final count, will Mr. Trump smear him as an election thief? Would GOP voters believe that nonsense? Pennsylvania has closed primaries, so everybody who voted for Mr. Oz or Mr. McCormick must be registered as a Republican.

His advice to Mr. Oz is also a warning about how Doug Mastriano, the GOP’s gubernatorial nominee, might react to a loss in the fall. Whether Mr. Oz wins or loses, he would do his country a service if he publicly refused this turn toward conspiracy politics.

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WSJ edit board points out Trump could sink Republicans in the fall by claiming fraud on a race that isn’t counted yet in PA https://t.co/YpB77CbXJ2

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 20, 2022