Bridget Bowman is a deputy editor for NBC's Political Unit.
Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick is set to take the stage at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night along with other Senate candidates. But his speech might sound a little different. McCormick has updated his planned remarks to address Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with his speech. Unlike the other Senate hopefuls, McCormick witnessed the shooting firsthand.
What we should be categorically condemning is violence of all kinds, political violence or otherwise.” It remains to be seen if cooling down rhetoric is even possible in today’s ever-warming political climate — especially in a battleground state as critical as Pennsylvania. Some Pennsylvania political operatives were cautiously optimistic. “Sen. Casey has always shown that he’s run campaigns based on substance, not style.
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