Pennsylvania Republicans reignite bid to unseat Maga congressman

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Source: The Guardian

Thu 9 Oct 2025 06.00 EDT
Last modified on Thu 9 Oct 2025 06.01 EDT


A group of Republicans in Pennsylvania are relaunching their efforts to unseat Congressman Scott Perry, the fervent Trump ally who represents the state’s 10th congressional district, according to plans first provided to the Guardian.

The “Republicans Against Perry” (Rap) group began in late 2023, backing the congressman’s Democratic opponent, Janelle Stelson, who ended up losing by less than two points in the 2024 election. Now, Rap is restarting their grassroots campaign on Thursday, which includes a slew of electronic billboards throughout the district.

With Republicans’ razor-thin margin in the House, the seat will be one to watch closely in the midterm elections. Politics PA called Perry’s seat the most vulnerable of the 2026 congressional races they are watching.

While Rap is backed by the WelcomePac, which focuses its support for Democratic candidates, the group is not throwing its weight behind any candidate challenging Perry just yet. “It’s premature to make a sort of final determination,” said Craig Snyder, a Pennsylvania-based Republican organizer who is running the campaign. “Our reason for being is to defeat Scott Perry, and if that does not happen in the primary, then we are very, very likely to support the Democratic nominee.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/09/pennsylvania-republicans-campaign-oust-scott-perry

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Janelle Stelson (D) nearly unseated him and she is apparently well-known in the area (I think she was a former broadcaster).

[FakeNoose]

1. K & R

He needs to go, and I no longer care how.

[creeksneakers2]

2. I really hope they get him

He's my congressman and he keep squeaking by. Maybe this will be the year. Yes, Janelle was a local TV news anchor.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. I am in Philly

and don't even know who all the anchors are here (with such a revolving door of them).

[creeksneakers2]

4. Not all that many here in Harrisburg

Janelle was around Harrisburg for some years and moved to a Lancaster station that comes in in Harrisburg for many more.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I remember back in the "old days" with analog TVs

being able to pick up Harrisburg's WGAL channel 8 when the rabbit ears were pointed just the right way (fuzzy but watchable)!

We have channels 3, 6, 10, & 12, so "8" was sort of in an open range of frequencies (although we would also pick up WABC in NY, which is on channel 7 and their WNBC on channel 4).

[creeksneakers2]

6. You got more than I did.

We had 21, 27, 8 and 33. There was a 15 but it was too fuzzy to watch.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. We have a bunch of UHF channels

17, 29, 57 (which used to be the old "Prism" subscription channel), and used to have 48 a long long time ago. Where we lived, we could see the big transmitter towers up on a ridge so we could point the antennas that way!



https://www.flapperpress.com/post/a-trip-down-memory-lane-pt-4-the-roxborough-tower-farm

[pecosbob]

8. Probably be cheaper to hire investigators and dig up some embarassing dirt.

You know a tight-ass guy like him has been on Grindr.