First of all his district voted for Romney.
Second of all he doesn’t seem to be declaring his own candidacy here but calling for dems to vote for McCarthy (though he doesn’t mention his name). Wanting the job for himself would be consistent with this kind of idea though.
Regardless, he’s a planned parenthood supporter in a Romney district so he should be primaired with extreme prejudice. Why he got off scot free in 2014 while other MUCH more conservative members were FERVENTLY targeted is beyond me.
His suggestion here is treasonous and makes me want to put a dent in his face. Pelosi would demand concessions.
PA-15 is not a conservative district. I used to live there before moving to a solidly red (or blue as you like to term it) area in western VA. Toomey was the congressman before Dent and before Dent, there was McHale, a moderate Rat, but a Rat nonetheless.
It’s mostly upper middle class suburbs (Allentown) and like similar suburbs in Philly, it is “kinda” economically conservative, but decidedly socially liberal.
Toomey and Dent are probably about the best you can do there, but they’re a check in the GOP column.
I moved before the 2012 election, so didn’t know Romney took it. That kind of surprises me.