Scott Wagner called violent by both Democrats and GOP
Republican challenger for governor and former state Sen. Scott Wagner gives his closing remarks following a debate against Gov. Tom Wolf at Hershey Lodge on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (Ty Lohr/The York Daily Record)
Trailing in every independent poll and unknown by 20 percent of Pennsylvania voters, Scott Wagner could use some national attention.
But not this kind.
The Republican candidate is making national headlines in the Pennsylvania governor’s race for all the wrong reasons, analysts say.
The proof is in the numbers. Gov. Tom Wolf, the Democratic incumbent, has held onto a double-digit lead throughout the campaign. None of Wagner’s tough talk has moved independent voters to his side, which is something he will need to do if he wants to win Pennsylvania.
Though Wagner spokesman Andrew Romeo has said the candidate’s words shouldn’t be taken literally, his opponents in both major political parties have called him “violent.”
In April, Wagner’s Republican primary challenger, Paul Mango, said, “Mr. Wagner does have a long violent, insulting, bullying past and it is not just one incident.”
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