{"id":2646378,"date":"2026-08-18T08:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-voter-says-hes-voting-for-democratic-candidate-in-new-ad\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:29:13","slug":"trump-voter-says-hes-voting-for-democratic-candidate-in-new-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-voter-says-hes-voting-for-democratic-candidate-in-new-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump voter says he&#8217;s voting for Democratic candidate in new ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-voter-says-hes-voting-for-democratic-candidate-in-new-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646378&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>paige Cognetti, the Mayor of Scranton, has launched a new TV ad amid her challenge to Republican incumbent Rob Bresnahan, aiming to enhance her bipartisan appeal in a predominantly right-leaning district. The ad features Bill, a Lackawanna County voter who previously supported Donald Trump, criticizing Bresnahan for stock trading during his tenure and alleging corruption, contrasting her independent and anti-corruption platform. Bresnahan has faced controversy over his extensive stock trades-over 600 since taking office-including healthcare trades before important Medicaid legislation, and has a net worth of nearly $40 million. He proposed a bill to ban members of Congress from stock trading, though a different measure was ultimately passed. Cognetti\u2019s campaign emphasizes her outsider stance and focus on fiscal responsibility, while Bresnahan&#8217;s campaign dismisses her as disconnected from local families, citing her background working at Goldman Sachs. In the 2024 election, Bresnahan narrowly won the district, which Donald Trump carried by 8.5 points, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-jb-pritzker-to-announce-hes-running-for-a-third-term\/\" title=\"Gov. JB Pritzker to announce he&#039;s running for a third term\">amid broader political shifts<\/a> in Pennsylvania.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Scranton<\/a> Mayor Paige Cognetti launched a new TV ad in her challenge to Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) as she looks to boost her bipartisan credentials in a right-leaning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tags\/house\/\">district<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=87RPeO2kynI\">spot<\/a>, shared first with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, features Bill, a Lackawanna County voter, who says he voted for President Donald Trump \u201cevery time he was on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690616\/pennsylvania-trump-voter-voting-democrat-midterms-new-ad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Three-time Pennsylvania Trump voter says he\u2019s voting for Democratic House candidate in new ad<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690604\/trump-vs-socialism-midterm-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The Trump vs. socialism election<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690378\/florida-primaries-antisemitism-dsa-republicans-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida primaries test appetite for antisemitism and anti-Israel politics on Left and Right<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut the corruption drives me nuts. Our congressman, Rob Bresnahan, he\u2019s been trading stocks instead of changing Washington. He fits right into that old boys\u2019 club,\u201d Bill continues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ad is the start of a six-figure buy on cable and broadcast, according to the  Cognetti campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/87RPeO2kynI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bresnahan has stirred controversy for prolific stock trading during his first term on Capitol Hill. He\u2019s made several hundred trades since becoming a congressman, including a number of healthcare-related sales just days before Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made substantial changes to Medicaid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s made more than 600 trades since his election and has a net worth of nearly $40 million, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/congresstrading\/politician\/Robert%20Bresnahan-B001327\">according to<\/a> Quiver Quantitative, an investment data platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his campaign for Congress in 2024, Bresnahan advocated banning members of Congress from trading stocks. He introduced a bill to do that in May, though the House recently passed a different stock trade curb in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cognetti launched her bid against Bresnahan touting her independent bid for Scranton mayor in 2019 after the incumbent mayor pleaded guilty to corruption charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687662\/trump-possible-campaign-spending-2026-elections\/\"><strong>WHERE TRUMP COULD SPEND HIS $400 MILLION WAR CHEST IN NOVEMBER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRan as an independent. Balanced budgets. Fought corruption. Funded the police. She\u2019s an old-school tough gal. So yeah, this three-time Trump voter is voting for Paige Cognetti,\u201d said Bill, the Lackawanna County Trump voter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bresnahan campaign fired back, telling the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>in a statement that no \u201cnumber of ads featuring actual Northeastern Pennsylvanians can cover up the fact that Paige Cognetti is a Harvard-educated Portland liberal whose 20 years working for Goldman Sachs and the Democrat machine have made her completely out of touch with hardworking NEPA families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bresnahan won the Scranton-area district by less than 2 points in 2024, due in part to former Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s statewide collapse in Pennsylvania. He unseated former Rep. Matt Cartwright, who had represented the seat for 10 years. Trump carried the seat by 8.5 points in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scranton Mayor launches ad challenging Rep. 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