It’s great to have President Trump in Pennsylvania this weekend. This is arguably the most crucial state for Republicans to win in the midterms. His rally for candidates like Doug Mastriano and Dr. Mehmet Oz is running opposite both Joe Biden and Barack Obama with their own events in the extremely important state.

While much of the focus is on the Oz versus John Fetterman race which will be crucial for control of the U.S. Senate, the bigger race to me is the gubernatorial battle. Mastriano is more than just an America First patriot who can turn his state around. He represents an important opportunity for revelations from the stolen 2020 election to come to light. If he can win, he will dig into the massive, widespread voter fraud that flipped the state in the days following election day. That’s why Democrats have put so much emphasis on trying to win that race.

Here’s President Trump, Mastriano, and others at the rally Saturday evening:

On today’s episode of The JD Rucker Show, I had the pleasure of speaking to someone who shares my views on, well, pretty much everything. Seth Holehouse, better known as Man in America, joined me in what turned into a lovefest of voter fraud AND vaccine “conspiracy theories.” We’re both considered to be “fringe” now since we still talk about the stolen election and we continue to reveal the truth about the jabs, but I no longer consider either term to be pejorative. We’re telling the truth. Anyone who tries to deny that can dig themselves a ditch.

We went through some of the important elections on the ballot in less than two weeks. Coincidentally, we consider the two most important elections to be important for the same reason. Arizona and Pennsylvania hold the keys to exposing what really happened during the 2020 election. If Kari Lake and others can win in Arizona and if Doug Mastriano can win in Pennsylvania, we have a tremendous opportunity to finally get the truth from official sources. Both states were at the center of the stolen election and both gubernatorial candidates are adamant about bringing the truth to light.

As former Trump advisor Peter Navarro told Holehouse, getting the right people elected in November will go a long way toward finally illuminating and possibly reversing the stolen 2020 election results. It has always been a longshot, but Bible-believing Christians like Holehouse and me must acknowledge that if it’s God’s will for the truth to come out, it will no matter how much the forces of evil try to cover it up. Conversely, if the truth is not supposed to come out then there’s nothing we can do to force it out into the open. The results are above our paygrade. All we can do is fight the good fight as we do not know what our role is in the plan.

No discussion about conspiracy theories with Sell Holehouse would be complete without a deep dive into some Covid-19 “vaccine” information. Both of us are bombarded with new reports daily. I can tell you from first-hand experience that there is no shortage of theories. We just have to sift through and discern what is real and what is false. This is why we are in the process of building Discern.tv.

Holehouse shared an extremely interesting theory about the bioweapons. From his perspective, the disease itself was just the excuse to roll out the real bioweapon: the jabs. He shared leaked information from the Chinese Communist Party that dates back two decades but that coincides eerily with what we’re seeing today. If the CCP wanted to take control of America (they do) but they didn’t want to destroy the fertile land (they don’t), then the easiest way to do it would be to poison the people with a bioweapon that couldn’t target them or others.

Covid-19 doesn’t quite fit the “targeted bioweapon” requirements because it can affect anyone. But the various Covid jabs we’re distributing in the United States and other western nations are NOT being distributed in China. Could the push to vaccinate every man, woman, and child on earth be tied to an attack by the CCP? It’s conspicuous, as we noted in the show, that the people targeted most heavily by vaccine mandates in America are medical professionals, first responders, and military. If you want to destroy a nation, those are the professions you want hit the hardest.

It’s a theory with legs. Unfortunately.

Between the stolen 2020 election and the risk of bioweapons spreading across America, it’s clear that I’ll need more than an hour with Seth Holehouse on the show. More must come.

America is at a crossroads. While voters have plenty of reasons to steer this nation clear of the destructive policies of Democrats, there are those in the GOP wing of the Uniparty Swamp who are equally divisive and dangerous. RINOs and their “bootlicking” sycophants always make two demands. First, they say we need to vote for the letter “R” no matter what. But then they come out AGAINST America-First patriots even during general election season.

Former Senate candidate Kathy Barnette, who was endorsed by gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano during the Pennsylvania primary and has endorsed him in his race, has accused RINO bootlickers of playing both sides. It’s time to stop listening to them, as she and I discussed on today’s episode of The JD Rucker Show.

The interview was enthralling as Barnette does not hold back on punches. Both of us went toe-to-toe with people like Sean Hannity, Ric Grenell, and Greg Kelly who all put tremendous efforts into disparaging Barnette ahead of the GOP primary. They backed Dr. Mehmet Oz. Patriots like Jack Posobiec and Todd Starnes fought the Oz-backers as well.

Some have speculated that several official and unofficial advisors, including Hannity, pressed Donald Trump to back his “old friend” and would have suffered major embarrassment if Dr. Oz was unable to win his primary, let alone the general election.

While we discussed her book, Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America, and some of her other current and future activities, the conversation continuously gravitated back to the problem with “bootlickers.” The members and minions of the Republican Establishment wing of the Uniparty Swamp pose as much of a threat to this nation as Democrats. In some ways, they’re even worse because at least with Democrats we know to oppose all of their moves. With the GOPe, they are sometimes allies on a handful of issues but oftentimes they’re our enemies.

Gun control, for example, could never have been passed without Mitch McConnell and his ten RINO Senators who voted against the Constitution and against America.

One of the biggest threats we face ahead of the election in Pennsylvania is Karl Rove and his Super PAC working on behalf of Democrat Josh Shapiro. They disguise their efforts to take down “extreme” Mastriano by running ads against John Fetterman, but the message is crystal clear. According to Rove and company, the massive failure of Soros-backed Shapiro as Attorney General should be overlooked because he’s “not as extreme” as Fetterman.

Yesterday’s debate with Dr. Mehmet Oz should seal Fetterman’s fate, so one would think Rove and his RINO cronies would pull their ads. Nope. They’re doubling down because Fetterman was never really the target. They want Mastriano to lose. Even if we dismiss the fact that Mastriano is an unambiguous America First patriot who has served this nation and the state of Pennsylvania proudly for over three decades, we should still put everything we have behind him because it will go against the Uniparty Swamp’s desires.

Few things would make me happier after the midterm election than to imagine Karl Rove fuming about how the NeoCon wing of the Republican Party is losing steam.

Here’s the interview with Barnette:

RINO sleazeball Karl Rove and his American Crossroads Super PAC are going after Mastriano. It started over the weekend when Rove went on with Fox News host Shannon Bream to say Mastriano was “extreme.” Then, his Super PAC released a video that attacked Democrat senatorial candidate John Fetterman, but in doing so gave a de facto endorsement to Mastriano’s radical Democrat opponent, Josh Shapiro.

Kathy Barnette, who ran against Dr. Mehmet Oz for the Republican nomination in the state, sent me a Tweet and the video:

Have yall seen the new "Republican" PAC commercial that says Shapiro is NOT as bad as Fetterman?

Yeah, that just happened. , but carry on.

.@dougmastriano pic.twitter.com/Qn4zYz2qKT

— Kathy Barnette (@Kathy4Truth) October 24, 2022

American Crossroads supposedly backs Republicans, but their ad is clearly intended to prop up Soros-backed failed Attorney General Shapiro.

Jack Posobiec wasn’t happy about it:

Karl Rove is the snake we always knew he was

He'd rather launch wars in the Middle East and send our jobs to China than actually do anything to help the American people

He knows how his story ends https://t.co/L5krJyjY1D

— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) October 24, 2022

Do GOP operatives really think I am not keeping a list of each and every one you who is spending money on this Oz/Shapiro bullshlit?

Be careful

— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) October 24, 2022

On today’s episode of The JD Rucker Show, I briefly explained why Mastriano is such a perfect candidate for Pennsylvania and why nobody who loves this nation should ever listen to Karl Rove.

The top law enforcement politicians in the state had the gall to complain about high crime. But his opponent, Republicans state senator Doug Mastriano, wondered where Shapiro has been the last six years. He and Tucker Carlson had a good laugh about it.

BREAKING: Senator Mastriano joins Tucker Carlson to slam Josh Shapiro’s criminal record and promote his Freedom Gas planhttps://t.co/h32eLqAUhn pic.twitter.com/JqnkwSy1mv

— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) October 19, 2022

Other than Arizona, the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race may be the most important in the nation. The impact of this race will spread far beyond Pennsylvania and will have an impact on the America First movement as well.

It was then that I realized the “right-leaning” news outlet was no better than many at Fox News or any of the other corporate media shills who support RINOs and Never-Trumpers instead of conservatives or populists. This is important for America First patriots to know because it’s easy to not realize we’re reading McConnellesque propaganda.

The latest attack on an America First patriot is disguised as a news story that initially looks like it’s painting Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in a positive light. Titled, “MAGA’s next megastar: Dems reportedly concerned Kari Lake could shatter 2024 dreams,” it drew me in even as I knew they likely weren’t going to be endorsing the staunch conservative candidate. It started off fine, but by paragraph two, it was clear that their labels of her as an “election denier” and an “Ultra-MAGA” candidate were intended as pejoratives. They then proceeded to reinforce this notion by filling the article with quotes and perspectives from Democrats, including Lake’s opponent, Katie Hobbs.

Conspicuously, there are ZERO quotes from Kari Lake or anyone at her campaign, nor any of the patriots who support her. All of the quotes are from those opposed to her. They even took a swipe at Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, who also happens to be an “election denier” and “Ultra MAGA.”

On the surface, this doesn’t appear to be a hit piece. But as experienced propagandists are well aware, the conscious and subconscious takeaways from a “news” report can be shifted in one direction or another based on how it’s crafted. This one is masterfully done to subtly disparage Lake while making her opponent and critics sound reasonable. All they have to do is highlight a quote or fact that sounds acceptable to the reader or listener, then subsequent quotes are digested as reliable.

In this case, the story’s first quote came from Obama disciple David Axelrod.

“If you get a candidate who has the performance skills of a major-market local TV anchor and the philosophy and thinking of Steve Bannon, that’s a potent and dangerous combination. … Look at Italy,” he said.

To America First patriots, the statement doesn’t have a negative impact. But to lukewarm conservatives or Republicans who are not ideologically aligned with Steve Bannon or the next Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, that single line can turn those voters and potential supporters off. That was the intention of leading with Axelrod’s quote.

Later, the article quotes Hobbs and, as noted, did not allow Lake to retort. Here’s the first of three long quotes from Hobbs with the intended takeaway emphasized.

“How do you debate someone who refuses to accept the truth, who doesn’t live in facts, and it doesn’t do any service to the voters in terms of deciding, looking at the contrast between us and how we’re going to govern if all she’s going to is shout over me, interrupt me, and spew lies?” she said on MSNBC this week.

This story has been the top headline over at the Washington Examiner from Saturday morning until at least evening. It may be the best example of how to post a hit piece without letting people, including the Lake team, know that it’s a hit piece. It’s manipulative and disingenuous, filled with all of the negative opinions they want voters to have about Lake while never getting a single perspective from a Lake supporter or Lake herself.

Even the headline is intended to draw in Lake supporters or potential supporters who hope to see why Lake would make a good leader. They included a click-bait insinuation about 2024 knowing many have seen her as a potential running mate for Donald Trump. Laughably, the article doesn’t even mention 2024. Once they got you to click through on an insinuated promise, they had no intention of actually talking about the point their readers wanted to see. That’s not just click-bait. It’s a way to get readers to go all the way through the article to the end.

To be clear, there are several writers over at the Washington Examiner that I like and respect. They’re not all RINO shills. But just as Fox News has Tucker Carlson, they also have Brett Baier. They also have a whole lot of people at the top of the food chain who hate Donald Trump. They likely also hate Kari Lake because she supports Donald Trump and represents the type of leadership Arizona and America needs.

America First patriots must practice as much discernment as possible when dealing with RINO shill publications. It’s easy to see the blatant hatred toward conservatives at CNN, NY Times, and other leftist outlets. But the so-called “right-leaning” corporate media outlets will give fodder to conservatives by posting a pro-life story or an anti-CRT rant, right next to those stories will be a puff piece about Mike Pence or Doug Ducey. Be warned.

FYI, this is why we’re launching Discern.tv very soon.

Conservatives are faced with a dilemma. Many of us did not support Dr. Oz because his history does not demonstrate anything that even resembles America First patriotism. Some have been turned off by the fact that immediately after winning the primary on the back of President Trump’s endorsement, he removed Trump from his campaign website homepage, listing him only among other endorsements. Before the primary, he invoked Trump on a daily basis on social media. Since then, he’s made more mentions of RINOs like Nikki Haley and Brian Fitzpatrick than Trump.

Dr. Oz seems like the type of Uniparty Establishment shill who will be in Mitch McConnell’s pocket the moment he’s in the Capitol Building. Many America First patriots choose not to support such candidates even if the alternative is the Democrat. But here’s the thing. John Fetterman is not just a guy with a (D) next to his name. His ideology is so far to the left he’d make Bernie Sanders blush. He was a full-blown radical even before his stroke. There’s no telling where he stands today.

As much as it pains me to do, I will no longer be attacking Dr. Oz. I’m generally not a “lesser of two evils” voter, but when one of the two evils in a race is at best Neo-Marxist and at worst a Neo-Marxist with brain damage, question Dr. Oz’s loyalties or policy commitments becomes secondary.

I’m not alone in coming to this conclusion. As Jenna Ellis noted on Twitter:

For every Republican saying they won’t vote for Oz… Ron DeSantis put it best yesterday:

“If Pennsylvania elects Fetterman, they’ll have made a huge, 6-year mistake.”

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) August 20, 2022

If this was a congressional race, I’d completely ignore it. I won’t support a RINO over a future member of The Squad because doing so only rewards the Uniparty Swamp by giving them their Establishment shill victory. Perhaps more importantly, it sets up a RINO to potentially get promoted to Senator or Governor, and we definitely do not need more RINOs in those important seats.

But as Ellis and Ron DeSantis noted, this is a six-year commitment… or is it. Do we really expect Fetterman to last that long in office when he can’t speak in complete sentences today? Not that I want to throw out more factors to consider, but if Doug Mastriano wins the gubernatorial race and Fetterman vacates his seat, Pennsylvania does not obligate the governor to appoint someone from the same party.

On the flip side, if Fetterman wins the Senate seat and Josh Shapiro wins the governor’s race, I would see it as very likely that Fetterman would resign quickly and be replaced by his wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman. That would be a disaster.

Some say Dr. Oz would be the lesser of two evils. I like to see him as risk reduction. We know John Fetterman (or Gisele Barreto Fetterman if she replaces him) will be awful. Dr. Oz may just be mediocre, and I’m okay with that.

Before the rally, Mastriano spoke with The Epoch Times about the powers governors have and do not have.

“My goal is to model my leadership as governor of the state in the fashion of Ron DeSantis, where it’s for the protection and the betterment of people, and actually upholding their constitutional rights, instead of treading upon them,” Mastriano told The Epoch Times.

Things in Pennsylvania would have been dramatically different if he had been governor during the pandemic, Mastriano said, adding that it is easy to say that in hindsight, but the bills he proposed and actions he took as a state Senator proves it.

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Mastriano took to Facebook live most evenings, chatting with thousands of Pennsylvanians—hearing their concerns in real-time. He called mandatory masking and unequal application of business closures unconstitutional, and he reminded people that to be free of restrictions, they must take it upon themselves to “walk as free people,” which is now a key phase in his campaign.

When a barber and a few restaurants decided to defy the governor’s pandemic orders to close, Mastriano and a few other state lawmakers visited them and offered support.

Unable to maintain business during the shutdown, some businesses remained closed after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.

“We would have notified people of the threats, as delineated by the CDC and Department of Health, and then leave it up to the people themselves to decide whether to keep the mask on. We’d leave it up to the people themselves, whether to take the jab or not. We’d leave it up to the businesses, whether they wanted to remain open, and what that would look like, being open or not,” Mastriano said.

“It would be completely in their hands, as it always should have been, and so it would have been modeled after what we saw down in Florida.”

Limited Powers

The governor only has limited powers during an emergency shutdown, and the rest of the policies must come through the General Assembly, Mastriano said.

“The dangers of having a governor that’s out of control during an emergency as we saw [in Pennsylvania] is probably personified between the difference of Gov. Tom Wolf and the DeSantis.”

A year into the pandemic, Mastriano said, the Senate Education Committee held hearings, and worked to remove the mandated mandatory masking of school children, and put the decision in the hands of parents.

As Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, the Democrat running for governor, went to court to keep masking in place, and the decision in the hands of elected officials, Mastriano said.

“What a difference a strong, good leader can make at the state level. We saw it not only in Florida, but also in South Dakota, in Texas, and a few other states. And we saw it for ill, in Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and California,” he said.

“That’s the power of the executive right there. And my goal as governor is to use those powers to the benefit of the people and not to their detriment,” Mastriano said.

‘Unite and Win’

Some 1,500 supporters attended the “Unite and Win” rally. It was one of three this week, sponsored by Turning Point Action.

DeSantis also stumped in Phoenix, Arizona for Blake Masters, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and Kari Lake, Republican candidate for governor; and in Girard, Ohio for J.D. Vance, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate

“Gov. DeSantis is America’s Governor and one of the most popular leaders in the country,” Charlie Kirk, founder, and president of Turning Point Action said in a statement.

“He has become the model for a new conservative movement that is willing to stand on principle and to actually fight on behalf of the values of his voters. That he is willing to throw the full weight of his support behind Kari, Doug, Blake, and J.D.—tells you everything you need to know about these incredible candidates who I endorse and support 100 percent,” Kirk said.

“We believe Kari Lake will be the Ron DeSantis of the West, Doug has become a true grassroots champion for the people of Pennsylvania, and Blake and J.D. will help break apart the uni-party consensus in Washington, D.C. to stop the endless wars, the runaway spending and put an end to the cocktail party Republicans who seem to be good at one thing only, betraying their voters.”

Article cross-posted from our premium news partners at The Epoch Times.