I’m not sure this formula of running against “the machine” will work for every Democrat (which means being critical of the Democratic Party itself), but certainly looking like you’re fighting for the public’s interest rather than your own ambitions is something they can all do. And Cognetti has a useful foil in freshman Rob Bresnahan, one of the more openly corrupt new congressmen.
I’m almost certain she’ll win next November, despite PA-08 having a slight Republican advantage. Bresnahan is an awful politician and inept, and if this first ad is any indication, Paige Cognetti is not. After this ad came out last week, she raised $225,000 in the first 48 hrs of her campaign.
Source: Politico
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mayor Paige Cognetti launched a campaign Tuesday to challenge GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan for his Northeast Pennsylvania House seat.
Cognetti began her campaign by lashing into the embattled GOP freshman over his murky financial record since entering Congress.
“People here work hard,” Cognetti said in a video announcement Tuesday. “And we stand tall. And our new congressman falls a bit short. Rob was handed the keys to a family fortune at 19. Workers here built that company. Rob sold it to foreign private equity.”
