Commentary
In the United States Army, at the conclusion of a deployment, leadership gathers to conduct an after-action review (AAR). This uses candid discussion to discern what went right, what went wrong, and to develop an action plan so that the next effort will work better. To win future critical elections, including the 2023 judicial and the 2024 presidential, Republicans would benefit from a similar review of the 2022 gubernatorial election, and I also believe voters would benefit from an understanding of the truth. To that end, I candidly submit the following, from my perspective.
Overview
Democrats identified Pennsylvania as the most significant gubernatorial race in the nation and it pulled out all the stops for Josh Shapiro. They cleared the primary field and gave him seemingly unlimited resources. Liberal media reported as expected, and Democrats attained a level of unity seldom achieved by Republicans.  …