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Where US Senate candidates Bob Casey and Dave McCormick stand on inflation, taxes, and more
Spotlight PA link: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/10/pennsylvania-election-2024-us-senate-economy-inflation-bob-casey-dave-mccormick/
HARRISBURG — By many measures, the economy is thriving. Unemployment is low, the labor market is strong, and inflation — after surging to a 40-year high in 2022 — has fallen significantly.
But you wouldn’t know it from listening to the major party candidates in the race for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, who have channeled voters’ persistent malaise over widespread price increases.
Democratic incumbent Bob Casey, who has been in office since 2007, says the greed of “big conglomerates” is to blame for high prices for household essentials. Republican challenger Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO who lost the GOP primary in 2022, said in a debate earlier this month that the economy was “weak,” with “skyrocketing prices that are putting enormous pressure on most families.”
In a Spotlight PA poll, nearly 70% of respondents identified jobs, wages, and the economy as among their top issues in this election.
Spotlight poll:
Link (PDF download available): https://www.scribd.com/document/771322432/Spotlight-PA-MassINC-poll-Sept-12-18-2024
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But you wouldn’t know it from listening to the major party candidates in the race for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, who have channeled voters’ persistent malaise over widespread price increases.
Democratic incumbent Bob Casey, who has been in office since 2007, says the greed of “big conglomerates” is to blame for high prices for household essentials. Republican challenger Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO who lost the GOP primary in 2022, said in a debate earlier this month that the economy was “weak,” with “skyrocketing prices that are putting enormous pressure on most families.”
In a Spotlight PA poll, nearly 70% of respondents identified jobs, wages, and the economy as among their top issues in this election.
Spotlight poll:
Link (PDF download available): https://www.scribd.com/document/771322432/Spotlight-PA-MassINC-poll-Sept-12-18-2024
Our Democratic Senator Bob Casey is an important voice in the Senate, and we can't afford to lose him now. Dave McCormick doesn't live here, but he keeps trying to be elected our Senator. Why doesn't he run in Connecticut?
Please read the rest of the article in Spotlight PA, where the issues of PA taxes, trade, U.S. Steel and others are discussed.
