Red Tsunami that Wasn’t – Repubs May Take House, PA Biggest Loser
We sincerely thought yesterday’s election would have a far better turnout. We’re trying not to despair, but it’s hard. New York State is lost. It’s gone. Overrun with crime and zero prospects for fracking–ever. It’s time to leave NY (we never thought we would say it, but we’re giving up on NY). The Pennsylvania Marcellus industry is now in for four very hard years under Gov. Josh Shapiro. We warned you he would come for the Marcellus. We’ll be here to chronicle it. And John Fetterman? What a disaster. He’s never even held a real job, he can’t speak in complete sentences–and he’s your new U.S. Senator. A full-fledged Communist. PA–you will now get what you deserve. Tough words of tough love.
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