PA-SEN: Bob Casey acknowledges 'long, tough race,' ahead of him in match-up with McCormick
This race will be different for Bob Casey.
The three-term senator has faced challengers before, but never one as well-funded and with as much early GOP support as Dave McCormick. And the Pennsylvania Democrat made the stakes known at the first rally of his campaign in Philadelphia on Friday.
“This is going to be a long, tough race,” Casey said from a podium at the Laborers’ District Council Training Institute on North Broad Street. “But I’m ready... because you know what, so much is on the line in this race for our commonwealth and for our country.”
Casey, the son of a governor who was first elected to the Senate in 2006, is a known name in Pennsylvania. He’s a mild-mannered legislator, known for being less of a showman or party spokesman than some colleagues in the Senate. That can be a strength, as it makes him seem reasonable and relatable to voters in a swing state where the average age of voters skews older than elsewhere in the country.
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