PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser’s comments were brief, but they had all the markings of a gubernatorial stump speech from an out-of-town Congressman trying to appeal to Philadelphians.
“I’m not from here,” Meuser, a Republican who represents Northeastern Pennsylvania and originally hails from New York, said to a small audience in a Germantown event space Wednesday. “But I will tell you this: Philadelphia is my favorite city in the world, and it’s always going to be that way.”
The appearance by the longtime ally of President Donald Trump in a predominately Black neighborhood, where 78% voted for Vice President Kamala Harris last year, was promoted as a community event — and the doors were open to everyone — but the subtext for Meuser was laying the groundwork for a possible 2026 run for Pennsylvania governor…