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Posted on 10/04/2024 12:04:14 PM PDT by lightman
On Thursday evening, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey was destroyed by Republican challenger Dave McCormick in their first, and likely only, debate.
According to a poll posted by ABC27 WHTM, viewers believe that McCormick outperformed Casey in the debate. Casey has served in the U.S. Senate since 2007. McCormick, a West Point graduate and combat veteran, is running for his seat.
In the debate, Casey signaled that he would support ending the filibuster to pass legislation protecting abortion rights. This is an extreme pro-abortion stance taken by radical leftists like Vice President Kamala Harris in recent weeks, which Townhall covered.
“Right now, the filibuster acts as a block to make progress on background checks for common sense gun legislation. To make sure we have background checks in place, supported by 85 percent of the American people. That’s blocked because of the filibuster,” Casey said.
“Women’s rights are blocked. Voting rights is blocked. Workers’ rights…protecting workers’ rights to join a union. All of that is blocked by the filibuster…my opponent will continue to support the blocking of this, using this arcane rule to block progress really as an excuse not to vote on major issues of the day,” Casey continued.
While Casey has tried to tout himself as a “moderate” over the years, McCormick pointed out that Casey votes for the Biden-Harris agenda 99 percent of the time. His voting record proves it.
“You heard her [Harris] speak. She wants to ban fracking. She wants to have mandatory buy backs of your guns. She wants to give citizenship to illegal immigrants. Bob Casey’s a sure vote. He is a 99 percent vote for Biden-Harris. He’ll be a 99 percent vote for Harris-Walz,” McCormick said.
“That is what you’re dealing with. A career politician who is too weak and too liberal to stand up against his own party,” McCormick added.
Leftist @Bob_Casey gets absolutely torched at the PA Senate Debate tonight 🔥
"He is a 99% vote for Biden-Harris. He'll be a 99% vote for Harris-Walz." - @DaveMcCormickPApic.twitter.com/aFhKxq6B2O — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 4, 2024
This is apparent on the issue of the border, McCormick pointed out.
"What chutzpah to run an ad on how tough he is on the border when he voted against funding for the Border Patrol. He ran an ad in front of the wall that he voted against. He voted for sanctuary cities. He voted for federal benefits for illegal immigrants," McCormick said.
“[Casey] has very little that he can say with credibility on the border,” he added, pointing out that we need mass deportations immediately.
“We have made Americans less secure…because of the weakness of Bob Casey and Democrats on this issue.”
🔥 Dave McCormick just scorched Bob Casey during the PA Senate debate on the border, says "ABSOLUTELY" we must enact deportations
"[He] ran an ad on how tough he is on the border - when he voted AGAINST funding for the Border Patrol. He ran an ad in front of the wall that he… pic.twitter.com/UkZqwW6TxT — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 4, 2024
On the issue of Israel, Casey claimed that he strongly supports Israel and always has. McCormick noted that this hasn’t always been the case.
“The original sin, was the funding of Iran that Sen. Casey was the deciding vote. Gave Iran $100 billion of sanctioned money that’s been used to underwrite terrorism…Now that Israel’s in a fight for its life, it’s because of that weakness. That encouragement. That lack of strength of standing up against Iran…I wouldn’t send troops in on the ground right now. But, what President Biden’s done, is he’s started to put red lines in place on what Israel should and should not do. We need to stand steadfast with Israel. Sen. Casey’s been a weak voice,” McCormick explained.
McCormick added that Casey endorsed Democrat Summer Lee, an antisemite.
We need to stand with Israel and Pennsylvania's Jewish Community.
Bob Casey has been too weak to stand up to antisemites at home and was the deciding vote for the Iran Deal — giving Iran billions to underwrite global terrorism. pic.twitter.com/vmHAQpwzKy — Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) October 4, 2024
These aren’t the only flip-flops from Casey in recent years, McCormick concluded.
“Bob is not just part of the problem; Bob Casey is the problem,” McCormick said.
“Bob Casey is a weak leader. Bob Casey is a career politician. Bob Casey went to the Senate to change Washington and Washington changed Bob Casey,” McCormick explained.
“This is not the Bob Casey you elected for office 30 years ago.”
MUST WATCH: Dave McCormick’s closing statement after obliterating career politician Bob Casey in the Pennsylvania Senate debate:
"Bob is not just part of the problem; Bob Casey IS the problem."pic.twitter.com/i88S8NcbT1 — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 4, 2024
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Praying for a miracle “swing” from Heaven to sway PA to go red in every way come November.
Is Fetterman campaigning for his retard fellow senator?
Too busy making toe-cheese sculptures.
PAYBACK IS SUCH A BITCH
PAYBACK IS SUCH A BITCH
Never was but he’s had. Steady job for decades.
Debate wasn’t even broadcast in Pitt.
Will see if it has any actual impact on the race
Am hoping that McCormick can win he’s a strong leader
We seem to have a lot of seasoned combat veterans running in races this year:
* McCormick, PA Senate
* Sheehy, MT Senate
* Cao, VA Senate
Interestingly, Military Times in an article a couple days ago reported that veterans running for election or re-election are down this cycle.
Here are all the veterans running for Congress in 2024
By Leo Shane III
September 30, 2024 A total of 181 candidates with military experience won primaries for House and Senate seats this year, according to an analysis from Military Times. That number is down from 196 in 2022, and follows a trend of fewer veterans winning national elected office that began in the late 1970s.
This year’s field boasts 70 incumbents, 16 women and 55 individuals who started their military careers after January 2000. Fifty-two of the candidates are Democrats, while 124 are Republicans.
Casey is such a dull guy. McCormick just kept answering every attempted attack with an attack of his own. McCormick now is in the margin of error and with Trump at the tip of the ticket he may just pull this off.
Amen!
Praying for a Trump win in PA with McCormick on his coattails. The GOP’s ability to stop PA democrat election fraud will determine Trump & McCormick chances.
Remember that Pennsylvania elected John Fetterman, who was known to be physically and mentally impaired. The majority of PA voters have not been known to be rational critical thinkers when it comes to selecting a representative.
Hoping that PA independents and other swing voters 'see the light' in 2024 - and vote R.
a highlight reel would be cool
Horrible. Casey Jr., an ex-Governor, was supposed to be moderate on the pro-life issue. The Gosnell horrors happened under pro-choice RINO Tom Ridge.
Casey,senior, his daddy, was the governor.
Wednesday Fetterman was campaigning with Walz.
Casey Sr was the prolife former Governon.
Junior is nothing like him.
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