Republican Party Chair Issues Statement, Salvo
Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 by Pezzonovante in Labels: candidate support, Fayette County Republican Party, Herald-Standard, media bias, WMBS 590 AM Radio
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Today, Fayette County Republican Party Chairman David Show issued a statement on the Republican Party of Fayette County Facebook page in which he said he would not be giving any acknowledgment to the Uniontown Herald-Standard newspaper.
Show's statement reads as follows:
Folks do not be looking for any response from me as the FCRC Chair in the Uniontown Herald Standard. I will not give any acknowledgement to a "Newspaper" with an agenda to harm the Republican party of this county. They continue to give credablity to a fake group of "Reagan republicans" that disguise themselves as republicans while working for, raising money for, and supporting Democrats and RINOs. Pure agenda and bias by local media designed to slow the progress of the True Fayette Republican Party.
This afternoon, in a discussion of Election 2016, WMBS 590 talk show hosts Russ Rhodes and Joe Salzone, accompanied by guest George Rattay, discussed the local Fayette County Republican Party's support for a congressional candidate other than the Republican candidate who appeared on the ballot.
The reference was to the support for candidate Art Halvorson, who challenged the Republican nominee, Bill Shuster, for the seat in the 9th Congressional District after narrowly losing to him in the 2016 Primary Election. A write-in win on the Democrat ballot in the Primary Election provided Halvorson the option to run on the Democrat ballot in the General Election, which Halvorson did.
The radio discussion included a call by the hosts for an explanation from local Republican Party leadership (welcoming a call into the broadcast) and even a call for atonement.
Yesterday, according to unofficial numbers, incumbent Congressman Bill Shuster (R-9) handily defeated Art Halvorson (64.5% to 35.5%) for the seat in Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District.
Show hosts the Truth For America program on WMBS 590 AM on Thursdays at 3:15 P.M.
At the time of this post, there was no word on Show's social media outlets on whether he intended to address the criticisms and questions surrounding his support for Halvorson as chair of the local Republican Party.