And what was said about her was, ‘Boy, I really like her, but she can’t win,’” said Chris Mottola, a GOP consultant and Pennsylvania native who is not involved in the race. I’ve had grassroots political people tell me for a while that when there’s candidate forums, she’s the one who has the most enthusiasm. She went on to become a veteran, adjunct professor of corporate finance, and author of “Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America.” As a child, she lived on a pig farm without insulation. Senate in Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., on April 2.īarnette has used forums and debates to talk about her striking biography: She has described herself as a “product of a rape,” whose mother was only 11 years old when she was conceived. Kathy Barnette, left, Mehmet Oz, center, and George Bochetto, right, take part in a forum for Republican candidates for U.S. And it’s these plastic, little run-of-the-mill political ads.” “Unless there’s some high-falutin’ press conference or debates or events to go to, it’s overwhelmingly on television. That is their campaign,” she said of her opponents. In an interview, Barnette said she has been successful because voters are looking for “authenticity” amid the TV ad wars. $24 million! … And she’s basically in a dead heat.” … Oz and McCormick combined, I think, have spent $24 million, combined. Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist to Trump, invited Barnette onto his “War Room: Pandemic” podcast Monday and marveled at her momentum: “Stunning polling coming out last night. GOP voters have been inundated with attack ads slamming Oz as a “RINO” and McCormick as a stooge for China, leading some to look for a third option. And, according to Republican strategists and officials across the state, Barnette is likely benefiting from a smashmouth primary that features Oz and McCormick going nuclear on each other on TV. “Barnette’s apparent rise is surprising just because of the lack of notoriety or resources compared to some of the other candidates in that race,” said Brian Nutt, a Pennsylvania-based Republican strategist who is not working for a candidate in the contest.īarnette has a purist’s zeal, a compelling life story, and the ability to tell it to Republican grassroots voters.
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