Gov. Josh Shapiro Isn’t a “Different Democrat”

Originally published by Pottstown-Mercury.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is a “different Democrat,” or so claim national pundits. The governor has made unorthodox yet inconsequential statements condemning terrorism, rebuking antisemitism on college campuses, discouraging citizens from murdering corporate executives, and defending Punxsutawney Phil against PETA. And with his recent flirtation with national politics, Shapiro seems eager to ride this concocted brand all the way to the White House in 2028.

But, as his state budget address this week demonstrates, Shapiro is far from different. In what might be the first campaign speech of the 2028 presidential campaign, the governor offered the same typical liberal policies and rhetoric we’ve heard before.

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