Josh Shapiro calls socialist wins 'a battle over what we believe in,' compares Trump to 'a king'
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Josh Shapiro isn't wrong that his party has a battle on its hands. He's just pretending he's a neutral referee watching it happen instead of a guy trying to figure out which side he needs to be on come 2028. Calling it "a battle over what we believe in" is the kind of line you use when you don't actually want to answer what you believe in.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday the election of socialists in Democratic primaries will force the party "to have a battle over what we believe in."
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Josh Shapiro isn't wrong that his party has a battle on its hands. He's just pretending he's a neutral referee watching it happen instead of a guy trying to figure out which side he needs to be on come 2028. Calling it "a battle over what we believe in" is the kind of line you use when you don't actually want to answer what you believe in.
Then there's the king comparison, tossed in like it costs him nothing. Trump ran, won, and is governing under the same Constitution every other president has worked under. Disagree with the agenda all you want, but "king" is a talking point, not an argument, and Shapiro knows the difference.
The real story here is that Democrats keep nominating self-described socialists in real primaries and their own governors can't decide whether to own it or dodge it. Shapiro's trying to sound thoughtful while avoiding the actual question: does he think the socialist wing is right about anything, or is he just hoping the fight resolves itself before he has to pick a lane?
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.