Blame McCain-Feingold for GOP Losses in Pa., Ex-state Chair Says

By    |   Tuesday, 15 November 2022 07:14 AM EST ET

The outcome of last week's elections in Pennsylvania might have been different had it not been for the late Sen. John McCain and his landmark 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, former Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Alan Novak told Newsmax.

Novak served as party chairman from 1998 until 2004, a period during which Republicans dominated Pennsylvania politics and boasted a state organization that was well-funded and organized. He also served as party chairman in Chester County, a bellwether county near Philadelphia that has trended from being solidly Republican 20 years ago to being solidly Democrat today.

© 2026 Newsmax. All rights reserved.


platinum
The outcome of last week's elections in Pennsylvania might have been different had it not been for the late Sen. John McCain and his landmark 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform act, former Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Alan Novak told Newsmax.
john mccain, pennsylvania, gop, john fetterman, mehmet oz, doug mastriano
1251
2022-14-15
Tuesday, 15 November 2022 07:14 AM
Newsmax Media, Inc.

View on Newsmax