Jane Coaston, New York Times: “Campaigning for Doug Mastriano is Pretty Much as Not-a-Democrat as You Can Get” 

PENNSYLVANIA — David McCormick is feeling the heat for lying in a new ad touting support from ex-Democrats, who in reality are GOP activists including a former Dr. Oz campaign staffer and a supporter of far-right extremist Doug Mastriano. 

What They Are Saying:

Keystone Newsroom: Dave McCormick features GOP activists as ‘former Democrats’ in new ad

• A new ad released by Dave McCormick, who is running against US Sen. Bob Casey in next month’s election, features two former Democrats who happened to campaign for Dr. Mehmet Oz and State Sen. Doug Mastriano in the 2022 cycle. 

• The two former Democrats also have ties to Moms for Liberty, an extremist group responsible for pushing book bans across the country. 

• Walker campaigned in favor of Mastriano, according to the Delaware Valley Journal, and during that time, she spoke at a Bucks County Moms for Liberty event and was in their social media groups. 

• Armstrong ran as a Democrat for Philadelphia City Council in 2019, but ultimately ended up working for the Oz campaign in 2022. 

• More recently, Armstrong played a role in organizing McCormick’s botched visit to Max’s Steaks in North Philadelphia.

• The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Armstrong organized the event on the behalf of her non-profit organization, Cooking4Autism, but it quickly turned into a campaign stop when McCormick’s team set up McCormick and Trump signs around the property.