In Pennsylvania, Republican candidate Dave McCormick and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey Jr. are projected to be the winners of the two-party Senate primary in the northeast battleground state, and the contest has officially begun. There is.
Both candidates, who were unopposed in Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primaries, are now in the high-profile and expensive Senate race, one of the few in the nation that will determine whether Republicans regain the Senate majority. They will face off in a showdown.
McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, West Point graduate, Gulf War veteran and Treasury official in the administration of former President George W. Bush, is running for the Senate for the second consecutive year.
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Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick begins campaign bus tour in Lititz, Pennsylvania, February 10, 2024 (Dave McCormick Campaign)
He was part of a tight race for the 2022 Republican nomination. In the end, he narrowly lost to Mehmet Oz, a well-known doctor and heart surgeon, and secured victory in the primary thanks to a late endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Mr. Oz ultimately lost the general election to then-Democratic lieutenant governor. John Fetterman.
This time, McCormick faced no major opposition in the Republican primary. He was endorsed last year by longtime Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and the Pennsylvania Republican Party, who also encouraged him to run. National Republican Senatorial Committeethe party’s Senate campaign arm.
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McCormick announced early last month that former President Trump had won big on Super Tuesday nationwide, and Nikki Haley, Trump’s last rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, withdrew from the White House race. Supported Trump.
Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, returned the favor earlier this month by endorsing McCormick.
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pennsylvania, speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Washington, DC.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Mr. Casey is the son of a popular former governor and is running for his fourth term (six years) in the U.S. Senate. He served as Pennsylvania’s Comptroller General for 10 years and then as Treasurer until he was elected to the Senate in 2006.
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The latest polls show Mr. Casey holding a single-digit lead over Mr. McCormick.
Democrats currently hold a 51-49 majority in the U.S. Senate, but Republicans see this year’s Senate situation in their favor, saying Democrats will defend 23 of the 34 seats at stake.
Three of those seats are in red states that Trump lost in the 2020 election. president biden — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is not running for re-election in Ohio, Montana and West Virginia. And Pennsylvania is one of five major general election battleground states where Democrats are defending seats. Democrats may also have to worry about filling an open Senate seat in Blue Maryland, where former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is running.
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