PITTSBURGH — David McCormick’s entrance to the U.S. Senate race this week sets the stage for what has the potential to be one of next year's most important, bombastic and expensive Senate races in the country.
The Republican businessman, who narrowly lost last year's primary race to celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz, will make his announcement at the John Heinz History Center here in Pittsburgh on Thursday. With no other candidates in line to jump in a Republican primary, it is a move that in all likelihood will pit him against Sen. Bob Casey, the incumbent Democrat from Scranton who announced earlier this year he is seeking a fourth term.
“I've been asked, would I support endorsing a candidate for the Senate? I said, ‘If it's Dave McCormick, I will completely 100% support endorsing Dave McCormick, get behind him, and try to get this done,’” Geyser said. “Candidate quality matters," she said."Let’s face it, you cannot win with a subpar candidate in a state like Pennsylvania. There’s a finite amount of resources available and it’s important to not waste money and tie on a contentious primary, Dave McCormick has the resume and resources to win and that the recipe to defeat Casey,” she said.
“There was fear again that someone like Doug Mastriano might muddy the works, but I think as much as leaders can help clear a field in contemporary times, there was a desire to do that and efforts to get behind a candidate that they think is much more electable in a general election in the state.” The 2006 midterms were devastating for Republicans, reminds Borick, “But so were the 2018 midterms, and in 2012 he was running the same year Barack Obama was seeking reelection,” said Borick.
Casey and McCormick share little in common. Casey has been in elected office for over 27 years, first as state auditor general for two terms, then as state treasurer before winning his first race for senate in 2006.
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