Trump’s nod aside, Garrity says the grassroots back her against Shapiro

(The Center Square) – Grassroots conservatives took their first official look at Stacy Garrity as the likely Republican nominee for governor during an annual weekend gathering of state party leaders in Harrisburg.

During her 25-minute speech to win them over, the state Treasurer – a decorated U.S. Army veteran from rural Bradford County – stood proudly under President Donald Trump’s tent as a “strong ally,” fresh off an appearance he made at her Mar-a-Lago campaign fundraiser in Palm Beach on March 30.

“This is our moment, this is our turning point and together, and I mean that, together, every single person in this room, we will restore opportunity, affordability, and promise to the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” she said.

From saying “boys don’t belong in girls’ sports” to requiring photo identification to vote to becoming one of the first gubernatori...