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
- 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.