Bob Potter

Boalsburg

What’s with the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s love for carpetbaggers?

Remember two years ago when multi-millionaire New Jersey resident Dr. Oz ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania? Apparently “New Jersey Oz” thought he could bamboozle Pennsylvanians and buy himself a Senate seat.

Pennsylvania voters recognized the sham and sent carpetbagger Oz packing. Did anyone really think Oz gave a toot about Pennsylvanians?

Now the PA GOP has done it again. This year we have “Connecticut Dave McCormick” hoping his millions will buy him a PA Senate seat.

Yes, “Connecticut Dave” was born in Pennsylvania. But he never mentions that his real ties are to the Nutmeg State, where he lived during his Wall Street years and where he spends most of his time even now. And what does it say about a grown man who proudly touts his high school sports career as one of his Senate-worthy accomplishments?

New Jersey and Connecticut elect their own Senators. Why haven’t Oz and McCormick used their millions to run for a Senate seat from where they actually live?

Pennsylvania has more than three million registered Republicans. It’s sad that the PA Republican Party can’t find a real Pennsylvanian to run for US Senate.

Pennsylvania voters saw though “New Jersey Oz” in 2022 and will see through “Connecticut Dave” in 2024.