Neither candidate is new to the Pennsylvania campaign trail, raising the stakes for Republicans and Democrats as they pour millions into the Keystone State.
The race is expected to be one of theand could be the battleground for which party will win control of the Senate next year. Neither candidate is new to the Pennsylvania campaign trail, raising the stakes for both Republicans and Democrats as they pour millions of dollars into the Keystone State.
Republican David McCormick, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, meets with supporters during a campaign stop at Geno’s Steaks in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. In an attempt to win over those independent voters, as well as some Democrats who have become disillusioned with their party, McCormick is seeking to tie Casey to President Joe Biden as the commander in chief grapples with“If I think about the issues that most motivate and concern Pennsylvanians right now on all those issues, Bob Casey’s been terrible and voted 98% of the time with Joe Biden,” McCormick said.
The border is expected to play a major role in key battleground states this year as Republicans have typically dominated the policy issue and have used it to motivate high voter turnout. Republicans have especially pointed to record-high immigration numbers under the Biden administration, accusing Democrats of perpetuating a crisis at the southern border.
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks during an event at AFSCME Council 13 offices, March 14, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. For Democrats trying to defend the White House and Senate majority, Casey is emerging as the tip of the spear in trying to reframe the election-year narrative around inflation, a key soft spot in 2024 for Democrats on the all-important voter issue of the economy.
Recent polling shows a dead heat between the two candidates in a state that has teetered between Republicans and Democrats over the last several elections. Trump won the state in 2016 before it flipped back to Biden in 2020, who defeated Trump by less than two percentage points.
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