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GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, meets supporters at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. Republicans are openly worrying that Mastriano, a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field in the race, is unelectable in the fall general election and will fumble away an opportunity for the party to take over the battleground state's executive suite. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) The bus carrying Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, arrives at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. Republicans are openly worrying that Mastriano, a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field in the race, is unelectable in the fall general election and will fumble away an opportunity for the party to take over the battleground state's executive suite. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, meets supporters at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. Republicans are openly worrying that Mastriano, a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field in the race, is unelectable in the fall general election and will fumble away an opportunity for the party to take over the battleground state's executive suite. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin,a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, meets supporters at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. Republicans are openly worrying that Mastriano, a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field in the race, is unelectable in the fall general election and will fumble away an opportunity for the party to take over the battleground state's executive suite. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican running for Governor of Pennsylvania, center, embraces a supporter at a campaign stop Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Portersville, Pa. Mastriano's wife, Ebbie Mastriano is at right. Republicans are openly worrying that Mastriano, a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field in the race, is unelectable in the fall general election and will fumble away an opportunity for the party to take over the battleground state's executive suite. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) FILE - Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin takes part in a forum for Republican candidates for governor of Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., April 1, 2022. Mastriano, supports an abortion ban starting at six weeks of pregnancy without exceptions for rape, incest or saving the life of the mother. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee