Letter to the editor: Pa. voters' Forrest Gump choices

As the legendary Tom Hanks character Forrest Gump said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” This is certainly the case when the majority of Pennsylvanians choose to keep the same party in power that has over the course of only two years caused record high inflation and thrown the U.S. economy into a recession that may take years or decades to correct, allowed illegal immigration at an unprecedented level and are much more concerned with indicting Donald Trump than reducing real crime.

Dr. Mehmet Oz did his best and was the better choice to bring more moderation to the Senate; however, he could not overcome the constant personal attack advertisements, some filled with lies, from left-wing super PACs. The last-minute sucker punch by Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (which the Trib was more than happy to spotlight on its website for days) also hurt his candidacy.

Fetterman touted himself as a reformer, but I think that is a lie; he will become another Democrat rubber-stamp vote just as Sen. Bob Casey has been for years.

Congresswoman-elect Summer Lee is a socialist Democrat who I predict will quickly become the newest “Squad” member and help push the Democratic Party even further to the left. I know registered Democrats who voted for Lee simply because she is a Democrat without knowing anything about her background. Again … Forrest Gump.

A.J. Abate

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