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Regarding governor Shapiro's office will probably keep him off the ticket (see below)

Well that coupled with him being on the ticket will keep the Gaza War front and center. Partly because he is Jewish (which is not right at all) but also because he has been among the most outspoken critics of protests - to the point of comparing some of the protestors to the KKK. Whether folks agree with him on that or not, the point is that it will only embolden protestors to attend every event of his and try and turn the focus to that one issue.

"HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The office of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro settled a former employee’s claim she was sexually harassed by a senior aide earlier this year by agreeing to pay her and her lawyers $295,000, according to documents released by the administration late Friday under the state’s open records law.

The settlement, finalized in early September, stems from allegations made by the woman against Mike Vereb, who served as Shapiro’s secretary of legislative affairs until his resignation last month. The woman, who started in her role around when Shapiro took office in January, wrote in a complaint earlier this year that Vereb made lewd and misogynistic remarks and that she was retaliated against when she spoke up.

Her attorney, Chuck Pascal, confirmed the settlement, which provided $196,365 to the woman and more than $49,000 to both law firms she had hired to represent her through this process. He declined further comment."