Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) faces a tenuous position with Democrats in his state, with not a single House Democrat in the Pennsylvania delegation willing to say Fetterman should run for reelection, Punchbowl News reports.
Susan Wild Mulls Primary Challenge to Fetterman
“Former Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) is the latest Pennsylvania Democrat to consider challenging Sen. John Fetterman in 2028,” Semafor reports.
“It’s the latest sign of Pennsylvania Democrats’ keen interest in ousting Fetterman, who’s increasingly isolated in his party, even within his state delegation. House members from the same state are generally loath to criticize their colleagues, especially in a battleground like Pennsylvania, but frustrations with Fetterman are boiling over a full two years before a possible Senate primary.”
Democrats Plot to Oust John Fetterman
“Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary contest, threatening to tear the party apart in the biggest battleground state in the nation,” Axios reports.
Fetterman Finds Himself Increasingly Alone
“John Fetterman has long been on a political island — and now his tendency to rebuff professional relationships is coming back to bite him,” Politico reports.
“Few fellow Democrats have rushed to Fetterman’s defense after an explosive article in New York magazine reported that current and former staffers are seriously concerned about his mental and physical health. The Pennsylvania senator, who has strongly denied claims that he is unfit to serve, is not doing traditional damage control, and most top Democrats aren’t going out of their way to do it for him.”
“Instead, private chatter about primary challenges to Fetterman has ramped up. And in recent days, some Pennsylvania Democrats have begun to quietly review the rules about what would happen if he stepped down and whispered about potential replacements. Fetterman has vowed to serve his full term, which ends in 2029.”
John Fetterman Is On Truth Social
Politico: “The Pennsylvania senator appears to be the first Democrat in the chamber to join President-elect Donald Trump’s social media site.”
“In his ‘first truth,’ Fetterman advocated for Trump to be pardoned from the New York hush money case for which he was found guilty of 34 felony counts, comparing the case to Hunter Biden’s and saying they were ‘both bullshit.'”
Bob Casey Concedes His Re-Election Bid
Sen. Bob Casey, a three-term Pennsylvania Democrat, on Thursday conceded to his Republican rival, David McCormick, amid a recount in their marquee Senate contest, the New York Times reports.
Schumer Won’t Acknowledge McCormick’s Election
“Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will not allow Sen.-elect Dave McCormick (R-PA) to participate in Senate orientation this week because he doesn’t consider the race to be resolved yet,” Politico reports.
“Though the Associated Press projected Thursday that McCormick defeated Democrat incumbent Bob Casey in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Casey has yet to concede, claiming that there are still thousands of ballots left to be counted.”
David McCormick Ousts Bob Casey
“David McCormick has won the Pennsylvania Senate race, defeating the Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey,” the AP reports.
Democratic Group Boosts Third Party in Pennsylvania
“A group with ties to Democrats is trying to peel crucial votes away from Republican Dave McCormick by boosting a third-party candidate in the Pennsylvania Senate race,” Politico reports.
Pennsylvania Senate Race Now a Toss Up
The Cook Political Report moved Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race from Lean Democrat to Toss Up.
And in Nebraska, the U.S. Senate race shifted from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.
Quote of the Day
“David, I know you just spoke. Just come here. Stay, like for two seconds, because nobody wants to hear you right now. Just come up.”
— Donald Trump, at a rally in Pennsylvania, to U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick (R).
McCormick Bet Against Iconic Pennsylvania Companies
“In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) led one of the world’s largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state’s biggest and most iconic companies,” CNN reports.
“Under McCormick’s leadership, Bridgewater Associates shorted the stocks of nearly 50 companies headquartered in Pennsylvania, including The Hershey Company and US Steel.”
Democrats Lead in ‘Blue Wall’ Senate Races
New CBS News/YouGov polls of key U.S. Senate races among likely voters:
- Michigan: Slotkin (D) 48%, Rogers (R) 41%
- Pennsylvania: Casey (D) 48%, McCormick (R) 41%
- Wisconsin: Baldwin (D) 51%, Hovde (R) 43%
Republicans Plot Pennsylvania Onslaught
“Sen. Bob Casey is bracing for a GOP onslaught,” CNN reports.
“After a summer where he and his GOP opponent, David McCormick, have engaged in a brutal exchange of attacks in the marquee US Senate race in Pennsylvania, leaving the race in a dead heat, Republicans are preparing to drop more than $100 million across the airwaves in the final two months of the campaign.”
“The staggering sum, which accounts to roughly $40 million more than Casey and his allies are preparing so far, gives McCormick the biggest edge on the airwaves of any Senate candidate in the campaign’s home stretch. Up until this point, both sides had spent similar levels on air, with Casey holding the advantage.”
McCormick Told Firm to Stay Silent About Sexual Advances
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick (R) pressed former employees at his hedge fund “to remain silent about unwanted sexual advances they said they experienced at the company,” USA Today reports.
McCormick Got the Wrong Philadelphia
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R) appeared to mistake a news report involving a shooting in Philadelphia, Mississippi for the City of Brotherly Love; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, WHTM reports.
McCormick’s Job Creating Claims Not Supported
“David McCormick, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, touts himself as a job creator, ready to bring his business acumen to serve Pennsylvanians,” WHYY reports.
“However, McCormick’s tenure as the head of a FreeMarkets — a Pittsburgh-based business-to-business software company — has come under scrutiny, and the claim that he created ‘hundreds of jobs’ in Pittsburgh appears unsupported by evidence.”
Pro-McCormick Super PAC Plans $30 Million Ad Blitz
“The main super PAC supporting David McCormick, the Republican running for Senate in Pennsylvania, is reserving $30 million worth of television ads in the state, a major escalation in the campaign to unseat Senator Bob Casey, the Democratic incumbent,” the New York Times reports.
“The new reservation from the super PAC, known as Keystone Renewal, comes on top of the $82 million that both sides have already spent on, or reserved in, campaign ads in the state, according to AdImpact, which tracks advertising purchases.”
“So far, the group has spent about $3.6 million on mostly positive ads about Mr. McCormick. But the super PAC plans to pivot to more negative spots aimed at Mr. Casey once the new ad buy begins.”
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