McCormick is looking to get an early head start in the campaign after suffering a hard and close defeat in his 2022 race for the open Senate seat that John Fetterman now holds. In that race, he lost to the eventual Republican nominee, Mehmet Oz.
McCormick has the money to go big now, having already raised $5.4 million last quarter and contributing another $1 million in personal funds.
He must also overcome Casey’s incumbent advantage, though the race appears to be tightening. A poll released by The Hill and Emerson University this week puts Casey at a six-point lead, but two polls in January gave Casey double-digit leads.
The race is expected to be one of the nation’s most expensive and closely watched. Democrats have a difficult 2024 Senate map and only hold a one-seat majority in the upper chamber.
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