Daily News | Trump just endorsed Doug Mastriano in the Pennsylvania governor’s race
“Throughout this campaign I have proved that I’m the best Republican to unite the Republican Party and defeat Josh Shapiro, and I will continue unifying our grassroots conservatives towards our shared goal,” Barletta said in a statement Saturday after Trump’s announcement. “I will continue making the case to the people that I am the only candidate who can unite the party and bring victory in November. I look forward to having President Trump’s endorsement Wednesday morning.
Trump was said to like multiple candidates in the field, meeting with several over the course of the race. Each, to varying degrees, has amplified or flirted with Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. And each of the top contenders has pledged to repeal the state’s 2019 expansion of mail voting and proposed more stringent voter ID rules, among other policies.
Some of Trump’s most vocal allies have thrown their support behind Mastriano, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.met with Trump in late April. At the meeting, White’s pollster — John McLaughlin, who has also worked for Trump — showed Trump an internal poll that had White in second place, trailing only Mastriano, according to people familiar with the meeting.