Mastriano’s Relationship with GOP Mirrors Trump’s Rise

“GOP leaders rushed to stop him in the primary. When he won anyway, some polls unexpectedly showed him within reach of his Democratic rival, and the Republican establishment began to warm to him,” Politico reports.

“But then he was engulfed by controversy — exactly the kind that GOP insiders had previously worried could sink his chances.”

“The candidate is Pennsylvania governor hopeful Doug Mastriano — but this year, he’s following a path Republicans recognize from their see-saw first months getting used to Donald Trump as the party’s leader back in 2016.”