I’m not saying this to be funny. I think he probably won. However, I don’t think he won by the margin he is claiming. I have reasons why a neutral party should do an audit.
First, it is a well-known phenomenon that people often do the very thing they accuse others of. Mastriano was one of the leading Trumpist “stop the steal” organizers. It must have occurred to him to fiddle with the count in his own election.
Second, there is no way he won by that big a margin. Establishment Republicans knew that he would make a lousy candidate against Shapiro. A number of fellow candidates dropped out and threw support to Barletta, who was well-known and also a Trumpist, but slightly less crazy. Where did all of those Mastriano votes come from?
Third, even if Mastriano didn’t cheat, it would go a long way toward assuring voters that the count was honest. Right now there are questions in the minds of many people. I’ve heard people question the results. If Mastriano didn’t cheat, he should welcome an independent audit.
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