Some Democrats see Shapiro’s success as a road map for the party nationally and name him among a new generation of young governors who could one day run for president.
by nominating four Republicans to his Cabinet. His first executive order, which eliminates a four-year college-degree requirement for thousands of state government jobs, was praised by conservative media. He appeared on Fox News in his first television interview as governor.
Whether he can translate that outreach into policy and political capital remains to be seen. Pennsylvania’s government is divided, with Republicans holding the Senate and Democrats having a slim majority in the House. Shapiro will need GOP buy-in to implement his policy agenda. “The action items he’s taken so far have been wins for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” Bernstine said in an interview. He said there will be time for partisan differences over issues such as guns and, but he said he believes there is genuine interest from the governor and Republicans in the legislature to work together. “There will always be people who consistently want to point out faults and bicker with whoever is on the other side of the aisle,” Bernstine said.
He was bolstered by a historically weak opponent in Doug Mastriano, a far-right Republican who led efforts in Pennsylvania to overturn the 2020 presidential election, embraced Christian nationalism and associated with people who spread antisemitism. Some former Republican officials in the state openly rejected Mastriano and endorsed Shapiro.
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