QUARKERTOWN — It was a sweltering Sunday in July with one storm having just passed and plenty of dark clouds looming on the horizon. Still, more than 70 people shelled out $10 and hauled beach chairs to a wet concrete slab in front of a covered stage in a public park for the event’s big draw: State Sen. Doug Mastriano. The crowd — predominantly white and older than 50 — looked as if it had been recruited from the 2022 campaign trail, when Mastriano, a Franklin County Republican, waged his losing battle for governor. And Mastriano’s 25-minute speech, delivered as usual in tandem with his wife, ...

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