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Is the three-term Democratic incumbent on the ropes?
According to a New York Post report, three-term Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey (D) may be in trouble as his race against GOP challenger Dave McCormick has just been changed to a “toss-up” by Cook Political Report.
From The New York Post:
The highly regarded, bipartisan Cook Political Report moved the race from lean Democratic Monday after recent surveys showed McCormick tied and even leading, though the RealClearPolitics average still has Casey ahead by 1.9 points.
McCormick learned the news while touring gas wells in Washington County to Pittsburgh’s southwest.
“This race is extremely competitive, and I’m the underdog,” the GOP businessman told The Post.
But he emphasized Pennsylvania wants to turn the page from Casey’s long tenure and the “radical extremism of Biden-Harris,” citing historic inflation under a Democratic White House and Senate, the fentanyl crisis “killing communities across Pennsylvania” and the Dem “assault on fossil fuels.”
“This is a change election,” McCormick said, “and I’m a change candidate.”
“The more people think about that, the more my poll numbers rise,” the former hedge-fund executive and Gulf War veteran said.
Jewish voters, long considered Democratic mainstays, are showing their lowest support for Democrats since the Reagan era, for instance: 62% of Jews are concerned about antisemitism in the party as Israel enters its second year fighting Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Those issues could help swing some of the 400,000 Jewish voters in Pennsylvania towards President Donald Trump and McCormick.
Pittsburgh Jewish Democrats have told The Post they’re voting Republican for the first time as Casey has refused to revoke his endorsement of anti-Israel Squad member Rep. Summer Lee, who represents the city and blames Israel for the Oct. 7 massacre in which Hamas killed and kidnapped more than 1,400 people in the Jewish state.
But to win the race, McCormick said, “We have to have a Republican base turnout. They seem extremely energized behind President Trump and also me.”
More over at The New York Post:
Cook Political Report moves Pennsylvania Senate race from lean Democratic to toss up: ‘I’m the change candidate,’ GOP hopeful Dave McCormick says https://t.co/spQKQmFgYJ pic.twitter.com/bwQ9AvXbcZ
— New York Post (@nypost) October 21, 2024