The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Senator Bob Casey, urging voters not to support GOP challenger Dave McCormick.
The editorial board of Pennsylvania’s largest newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, endorsed Democratic Senator Bob Casey and rebuked his Donald Trump-backed challenger, Republican Dave McCormick, on Saturday.
With less than three weeks until Election Day, which will determine who controls Congress as well as the White House, the Senate majority is up for grabs, with razor-thin margins. The upper chamber is controlled by the Democrats, who hold a narrow majority of 51 seats (four independents caucus with the party), while the Republicans hold 49.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are relentlessly vying for Pennsylvania’s 19 Electoral College votes—more than any other swing state—because they could determine the outcome of the election.
McCormick is a businessman, veteran and politician who previously served as chief executive officer of Bridgewater Associates, a large hedge fund, and undersecretary of the Treasury for international affairs during the George W. Bush administration.
Polls over the past few months have repeatedly shown McCormick trailing Casey, who has represented the state in the Senate since 2007 and serves as the chair of the Senate’s Special Committee on Aging.
The Inquirer, which has the largest circulation in Pennsylvania, began its critique of McCormick by noting his « tenuous links to the state.
