Philly Republican Al Schmidt won’t run for reelection in 2023 — but he’s not ‘capitulating to the psychological terrorists’ aka Trump supporters

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Philly Republican Al Schmidt won’t run for reelection — but he’s not ‘capitulating to the psychological terrorists’

Schmidt said relentless false claims about election fraud from Trump and his supporters did not motivate his decision.

www.inquirer.com

 

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Good to know the refuse is being removed.

 

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excerpts:

Elections officials bore the brunt of Trump’s rhetoric. A caller to Philadelphia’s 311 system just before the election suggested election officials would learn “firsthand, the hard way, why the Second Amendment exists.”

Through it all, state Republican Party chair Lawrence Tabas and State Rep. Martina White, chair of the party in the city, responded with silence as Schmidt faced a long series of false attacks.

Schmidt’s frequent national media appearances clearly rankled Trump, who targeted him with a Nov. 11 tweet, falsely claiming Schmidt “is being used big time by the Fake News Media to explain how honest things were with respect to the Election in Philadelphia. He refuses to look at the mountain of corruption & dishonesty. We win.!”

“There really should not be a disagreement, regardless of party affiliation, when talking about counting votes … by eligible voters,” Schmidt said. “It is not a very controversial thing or, at least, it shouldn’t be.”