Ward to run for state Senate

Regola Supporters DO NOT take this lying down. The PA / Westmoreland GOP has forced out our great Senator Regola. We voted for him NOT Ward. Again they forced him out, because they didn't like their poll numbers. Senator Regola could have still won this race. They have just told us that our primary votes DO NOT MATTER to them. I myself will now be voting for Bompiani. I refuse to let people outside of Westmoreland County decide who our candidate is going to be. Senator Regola's supporters should stand up for their own vote and refuse to elect Ward the PA GOP's nominee not ours.

Senator Regola was a democrat until his race for PA Senate. He was a conservative democrat who campaigned with Rendell. He became an actual republican when the GOP handpicked him and financed his campaign. I see no difference in his views as a democrat and then republican as the ones expressed by Bompiani. The GOP cannot use the "liberal democrat" tag on Bompiani because it just isn't truthful and doesn't work. Again Regola was a former democrat, no one wants to acknowledge that fact but he was and that's how he won here in the first place.

Don't simplify a complicated issue. Of course Senator Regola never voted to raise taxes. Most Senators don't. Why? Because a large portion of their budget is funded by income taxes. Income taxes are directly proportioned to what???????? You guessed it!! INFLATION!! I bet you are unaware, however, that the State's contribution to public education has dropped significantly over the passed 20 years. Where do you think the school districts need to go to make up for that difference? Correct again! Property taxes!! Now, what you probably didn't know is that Senator Regola voted against the bill to increase the State's funding of public education which would have significantly reduced property taxes. That increase could have easily been funded by cutting the state budget. Could that be easy? Maybe...considering we have the second most expensive legislature in the country. It's not simple. You should contact Dr. Bompiani to pick his brain on this issue and others. info@bompianiforsenate.com
You may not agree with all his points of view, but don't let labels get in the way of the issues.

As an independent voter who leans republican and who voted in the previous state senate election for Regola I must say that I concur with Regola supporter. I was not able to vote in the primary due to being an independent which is more PA backwards thinking, but nonetheless had I been and voted for Regola I'd be miffed too. As I find here in Westmoreland County the GOP has many like 39th above that automatically starts calling anyone that voices their own opinion in their party a democrat. Does this person not have a right to be miffed about their participation in the process being null and void? I believe he or she does. I personally would have voted for Regola again even with his troubles. I will not be voting for Ward mainly due to how she came about being the nominee and partially due to thinking Bompiani seems like a decent fellow with longstanding ties to the community. I also do not believe that Ward has anywhere near the ability to get the crossover vote that Regola received last time due mainly to his previous life as a democrat and establishing his career as a democrat prior to that election. The PA GOP has made their bed on this issue and now they have to lay down in it. I think they have made a fatal mistake for themselves and for the political future of Ms. Ward.

Regola supporter:

The Westmoreland GOP did not force Sen Regola out. I worked to keep him in the race. Bob told me he would be found not guilty and I believed him. In my opinion, I would have rathered stood by a friend and good state senator AND lossed the seat than turn on Bob. However, Bob decided to not run for re-election. I respect that decision and I will support Kim Ward for the state senate.

I don't believe in throwing out the baby with the bath water. Bob regola made much progress in pushing the conservative agenda in harrisburg and I give him credit for that. Here's the problem, Dem or Republican, our elected officials are by and large scumbags. I don't think regola was one but I can tell you this with 100% certainty. Kim Ward is the happiest person in the world that thigns played out the way they did. Why do you think she stayed away from Bob through everything. not one word of support. Scarnati supported him the entire time, she sat quiet and talked about stupid shit at community colleges. She just wants her name in lights, whatever way she can get it. Make no mistake about it, most republicans know this. ONce Ward is out, everyone will go back to the GOP. She has crushed this party while claiming to empower it. She doesn't care though, as long as her name is in lights.