A frontline GOP representative is courting Democrats for PA Rep. Rob Bresnahan Published May 6, 2026 2:13PM (EDT) Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-PA speaks at a press conference in Scranton. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A frontline GOP congressman, Rep. Rob Bresnahan, D-Pa., launched the “Democrats for Rob Coalition” last month, billed as an invitation to Democrats living in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District to vote for Republicans. The catch is that the main schtick of these “Democrats” seems to be supporting Republicans — and they have been for years. In April, Bresnahan announced the launch of the coalition and that it would be chaired by two local politicians, former Nanticoke mayor and current City Council President Joseph Dougherty and Jessup Borough Councilman Jeff Castellani.…