John,

The Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania was, as stated by CNN, “a central player supporting former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election,” as well as a participant in the January 6 attack. He even breached police lines on camera, lied about it, and got caught by journalists.

Then, after being subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee, he refused to answer a single question and walked out after less than 15 minutes.

Remember, the governor chooses the Secretary of State, which is important because the Secretary of State oversees and guides how elections are managed and certifies the final results.

We already have counties refusing to certify results, ignoring the courts, and working to disenfranchise voters. It’s easy to see how much worse that could get under an anti-democratic Secretary of State who shares their views.

Let’s not forget, the governor will be in charge of certifying the winner of Pennsylvania’s 2024 presidential election. That’s a dangerous power to give a candidate who already attempted to reject the winner of the 2020 election and push alternate electors.

Those are all things he could do on his own. If he wins and Republicans remain in control of the state legislature, he can also enact a heap of the extremist bills he promised his base. Just two would sabotage our democracy by repealing no-excuse mail-in voting and strip our rights of bodily autonomy by totally banning abortion without exceptions.

In solidarity,

Team NPP