When voters said, “nah” and God the Father didn’t show, Mastriano was banking on some last minute intervention by the Holy Spirit. Jesus had other plans.
CAMP HILL, Pa. — “I just feel like he has been chosen for this, I really do,” said Kristin Bailey, a healthcare worker from York, as she waited in line outside the Penn Harris Hotel on Tuesday evening before the election results watch party for Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania. “I think he was led to this position for a reason.”
Many waiting in line believed God would intervene for their candidate. (He didn’t.)
“I think he’s gonna win, 100%,” said Katie Grove, a florist from Chambersburg. “I think he’s gonna win because he has —”
“God on his side,” her husband, Richard, interjected. “He’s a religious man. He’s the real deal. Look into his eyes. He’s truthful. He’s honest, you know? I’ve never seen someone so honest.”
There was a blood moon in the sky, and some Mastriano supporters made half-jokes about this being a supernatural affair.
