The Democratic Party is having quite the identity crisis these days. After watching their party choose ideology over electability in 2024, you’d think they’d learn something about picking winners over woke darlings. But here we are. Instead, Democrats keep making the same mistakes. They reject qualified candidates who could actually win elections. They favor far-left activists who excite their base but terrify regular voters.

While the party’s progressive wing celebrates radical victories, establishment Democrats run for cover. One ambitious governor has been quietly preparing for his own presidential run. His strategy? Let taxpayers foot the bill for his political makeover.

From Daily Caller:

Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has been promoting his political messaging on social media and beefing up his communications team amid 2028 White House rumors, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday.

The size of Shapiro’s media staff has almost doubled since his predecessor, former Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, exited office in 2023, the Inquirer reported. The report comes amid mounting rumors that Shapiro is weighing whether to run for president in 2028.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has been caught building what amounts to a taxpayer-funded presidential campaign operation. He’s nearly doubled his communications staff since taking office. The battleground state governor’s communications, press and social media team now costs Pennsylvania taxpayers almost $3 million annually. That’s right – three million dollars of your money going toward polishing one politician’s image.

The numbers get even more outrageous when you dig deeper. Twelve of these government employees are pulling down over $100,000 per year. Some earn as much as $190,000 annually. All while regular families struggle with inflation and rising costs. Meanwhile, Shapiro’s image team is living large on the public dime.

Here’s what really gets me about this whole operation. We’re talking about nearly double what his predecessor spent. And we’re supposed to believe this is all about “serving Pennsylvanians”?

The Moderate’s Dilemma

Shapiro finds himself in an impossible position within today’s Democratic Party. He’s Jewish. He supports Israel. He actually tries to appeal to mainstream voters. These qualities once helped Democrats win elections. Now they make him suspect among the party’s increasingly radical base.

His recent criticism of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani shows this perfectly. Mamdani refused to condemn antisemitic rhetoric. Shapiro called him out for it. This is Shapiro trying to stake out reasonable ground in a party that’s moved far beyond reason.

But here’s the problem (and it’s a big one): being reasonable doesn’t get you far in today’s Democratic primary process. While Shapiro builds his expensive communications operation, his own party keeps choosing candidates like Mamdani. We’re talking about a democratic socialist who won’t condemn “globalize the intifada.” He wants government-run grocery stores. This is what excites Democrats these days.

A Party That Eats Its Own

The Democratic establishment’s response to their own nominees tells you everything. When Mamdani won his primary, Democratic congressmen literally ran away from reporters. They didn’t want to talk about his candidacy. House members from swing districts called him “too extreme.” They said he was a “wake-up call” for their party. Even Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries won’t endorse their own party’s nominee.

Think about that for a second. Your own party leaders won’t support you. That’s where we are with today’s Democrats.

This is the party Shapiro wants to lead in 2028. A Philadelphia lawyer captured Shapiro’s challenge perfectly. He called him a “political chameleon” who “changes his colors as the situation calls for.” The lawyer said Shapiro “waits to see how the wind blows.” That’s exactly what you’d expect from a politician trying to navigate a party that’s lost its mind.

The irony is rich here. Democrats passed over Shapiro for the vice presidency in 2024. They chose Tim Walz instead. That decision helped cost them the election. Now Shapiro’s spending millions in taxpayer money to position himself for 2028. His party continues embracing the exact kind of extremism that keeps losing them elections.

Key Takeaways

• Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is spending $3 million in taxpayer funds on communications staff while preparing for a 2028 presidential run
• Democrats rejected Shapiro for VP in 2024 but continue embracing far-left candidates like NYC’s Zohran Mamdani
• The Democratic Party consistently chooses ideological purity over electability, alienating mainstream voters
• Government watchdogs criticize Shapiro’s use of public money for image-building and political positioning

Sources: Daily Caller, AOL