Governor Josh Shapiro is attacking a progressive House candidate who has the support of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Shapiro is working behind the scenes to destroy the challenge before it starts. This is not politics. This is the preservation of power.

The machinery of betrayal is simple.

• Quietly undermining challengers.
• Protecting the established order.
• Suppressing dissent through backroom deals.

The theater of democracy is failing. The people in charge are only interested in keeping their seats. Any threat to the existing structure is met with sabotage. There is no way out of this loop.