Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspectin Saturday’s shooting, was registered as a Republican voter, according to Pennsylvania records.

Already the republicans are dismissing his voter registration as meaningless. Here comes the “mental illness” angle.

Edit: apparently it’s not uncommon to register with the party you oppose in PA. This is going to be a fun ride.

  • quixotic120@lemmy.world
    29·
    4 months ago

    I wouldn’t say it’s common, that’s misleading. some people do it, probably, but I’ve lived in PA for 2 decades and have never met anyone who has claimed to do so nor have I seen any actual statistics on the matter

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      4 months ago

      My older sister has been doing it since the 80s. I don’t think there’s very many of them because assholes keep winning the Republican primaries

    • tugrim@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      4 months ago

      That’s fair, you’re right as I haven’t seen statistics either. While I don’t do it myself, I’ve seen many speak about doing this over the years though I’ve only lived in PA for a little over a decade.

      Edit: autocorrect