In a powerful and timely ad slamming his opponent as Iranian missiles rained down on Israel, Pennsylvania GOP senatorial candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dave-mccormick" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave McCormick</a> took aim at incumbent Democrat Senator Bob Casey for his support for the Iranian regime that fired roughly 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday.
The race between McCormick — a Bronze star recipient who served in the 82nd Airborne in Iraq during the Gulf War — and Casey has been tightening up considerably in the last week. Earlier in September, polls showed Casey with a 4-5 point lead, but the two most recent polls, Emerson and Trafalgar, <a href="https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/senate/general/2024/pennsylvania/mccormick-vs-casey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> Casey leading by 2 points and one point, respectively.
“Bob Casey was the deciding vote for the 2015 Iran Deal, unlocking billions for Tehran to build up its military arsenal and underwrite terrorist proxies,” McCormick noted on X. “Casey said the deal would make Israel ‘secure.’ Now, Israel is under siege once again.”
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Bob Casey was the deciding vote for the 2015 Iran Deal, unlocking billions for Tehran to build up its military arsenal and underwrite terrorist proxies.
Casey said the deal would make Israel “secure”. 
Now, Israel is under siege once again. <a href="https://t.co/fkvGWHu4Zl">pic.twitter.com/fkvGWHu4Zl</a>
&mdash; Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveMcCormickPA/status/1841197118348005383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The video for the ad showed missiles headed toward Israel as Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst said, “There is a ballistic missile attack unfolding as we speak against Israel. It has been launched from Iranian territory.”
“Bob Casey took the pressure off Iran and gave them billions,” the screen stated, then showed Casey saying in 2015, “The agreement enhances our national security.” “This agreement enhances that deterrent effect and also enhances the security of Israel and the region.” “The region, including Israel, will be more secure with the agreement.&#8221;
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In 2018, asked if he thought the deal should have been scrapped, Casey stated, “I think you could have voted against the agreement originally and still be in favor of keeping it in place.”
On Sunday, McCormick praised Israel’s recent military successes, <a href="https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/mccormick-promises-support-for-israel-and-to-fight-antisemitism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, “What’s happened in the last couple of weeks has been a brilliant military operation. Make no mistake: What’s happening with Israel is an array of forces underwritten by Iran that is a fight for the very future of Israel’s existence.”
He also noted Casey’s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), saying, “She is an avowed anti-Semite. And Bob Casey kept his endorsement.”

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A 25-year-old illegal immigrant was arrested following a deadly hit-and-run in Dormont, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night.
Police in Dormont, a suburb of Pittsburgh, identified Saul Rivera-Ramirez as the suspect on Sunday after the illegal immigrant, who was driving a red Ford Taurus, allegedly struck and killed 23-year-old Christian Sulka, who was on a motorcycle, WPXI Channel 11 News <a href="https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/man-arrested-after-hit-and-run-crash-dormont-that-left-motorcyclist-dead/ZGHOVZHSVBDPTGVHAXQQX2QFGI/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Rivera-Ramirez <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/dormont-deadly-hit-and-run/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> fled the scene of the fatal crash on foot with a woman and a small child before he was arrested. He now <a href="https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/suspect-deadly-hit-and-run-crash-dormont-is-undocumented-immigrant-police-say/XRK2D5Y6ENA75AWOGY6M2YKSW4/?taid=66f189828956bb0001b6f188&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faces</a> multiple charges, including homicide by vehicle and driving without a license.
Allegheny County authorities confirmed that detectives found that the suspect is in the U.S. illegally.
&#8220;Detectives contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and we would defer any further questions about Rivera-Ramirez’s immigration status to that agency,&#8221; authorities said in a statement.
Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick addressed reports of the fatal hit-and-run in a post on X, slamming the &#8220;liberal immigration policies&#8221; of his Democratic opponents.
&#8220;Devastating news. A 23-year-old Pennsylvanian was killed in Allegheny County by an illegal immigrant who fatally struck him with a car and then ran away,&#8221; McCormick <a href="https://x.com/davemccormickpa/status/1838256958295416996?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. &#8220;Bob Casey and Kamala Harris&#8217; weak, liberal immigration policies are deadly. We need STRONG leadership to keep PA safe!&#8221;
Illegal immigrants in Tennessee and North Carolina have also recently been charged with fatal hit-and-runs. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-confesses-to-killing-nashville-man-in-hit-and-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ulises Martinez</a>, a 29-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico, allegedly struck 42-year-old restaurant owner Matt Carney in Nashville on June 19, and Carney died from his injuries two weeks later. A Nashville judge dismissed three felony charges against Martinez months before the fatal hit-and-run.
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Last month in North Carolina, Maria Concepcion Cardona Alejo, 41, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-judge-sentences-suspected-illegal-immigrant-to-just-120-days-in-jail-for-fatal-hit-and-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded guilty</a> to driving without a license and a hit-and-run that killed 20-year-old Michael Archuleta. North Carolina Superior Court Judge Tiffany Powers, a Democrat, sentenced Alejo to just 120 days in jail. Between 2009 and 2021, Alejo was given a citation at least seven times for driving without a license and slapped with small fines for the infractions.

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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is under fire over a White House proposal to resettle Palestinian refugees in the United States.
Dave McCormick, the Republican challenger for Casey’s Senate seat, released an ad blasting Casey and President Joe Biden over the proposal, which would <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palestinian-refugees-us-gaza-white-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">allow</a> Palestinians in Egypt with immediate family members with permanent residence in the U.S. to immigrate. 
“It’s crazy,” says the 30-second ad, titled “Bob Casey is too Dangerous for Pennsylvania.” “The countries next door to Gaza say it’s not worth the risk, but Biden wants to bring them here.”
“What has Bob Casey done to stop it?” the ad continues. “Bob Casey votes with Joe Biden 98% of the time, and he refuses to stand up to Biden even when Pennsylvanians are at risk. Bob Casey is too dangerous for Pennsylvania.”
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Israel’s war against Hamas, launched after the Palestinian terrorist group’s October 7 attack on Israel, has displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in Gaza. Despite Hamas’ brutality, the terror group <a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/03/22/poll-hamas-remains-popular-among-palestinians/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enjoys</a> widespread approval among Palestinians, according to polling.
Polling results from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research released in March found that support for Hamas has increased among Palestinians since October 7, especially among those who live in the Gaza Strip. More than two-thirds, 71%, of all Palestinians support Hamas’ decision to attack Israel on October 7. During the attack, terrorists killed roughly 1,200 people in Israel and took hundreds more captive, including U.S. citizens.
“71% of Palestinians think Hamas’s terrorist attacks on October 7 were justified, and yet Joe Biden is planning to invite Gazans to make a home in America. Bob Casey, who votes with Biden 98% of the time, has been completely silent. Pennsylvanians are desperate for leaders who will put their safety and the safety of their children first. Instead, they have an empty suit,” McCormick told The Daily Wire in a statement.
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The Biden administration has increasingly pressured Israel to provide aid for Palestinians and work toward a ceasefire with Hamas. 
The other U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania is filled by Casey’s Democratic colleague, Sen. John Fetterman. Fetterman has distinguished himself among Democrats in recent months with his outspoken support for Israel during its war on Hamas. The senator reiterated last month that he holds Hamas responsible for the war in Gaza.
&#8220;Without a doubt, this is a humanitarian tragedy. Hamas alone owns this calamity. We must demand Hamas free the hostages and surrender — ending suffering, death and chaos,” Fetterman <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1763576222494167533" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X.

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The likely Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania’s upcoming race is praising one of the top Democrats in his state, Sen. John Fetterman, who has broken with his party on several key topics in recent months.
“I suspect that John Fetterman and I disagree on most things, but I have noted and been impressed by the fact that on three key issues, he has spoken out in a way that&#8217;s very consistent with what I&#8217;ve said and what I believe in,” Dave McCormick told The Daily Wire. “First is Israel: I think he&#8217;s been a strong voice.”
McCormick is the frontrunner in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania&#8217;s senate seat — he ran for the same position in last cycle and was narrowly defeated in the Republican primary by Mehmet Oz by less than 1,000 votes. Ultimately, the winner of that senate race was Fetterman.
McCormick, who just returned from a trip to Israel, said he has no issue admitting he agrees with many of Fetterman’s statements on Israel and thinks that the two of them can work together on that issue if he wins. “I&#8217;m not trying to score political points,” McCormick said. “When someone, even who&#8217;s on the other side of the aisle, someone who was an opponent, is saying things that make sense and are right for America, I wanted to call out and say I agree with him.”
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“If I&#8217;m fortunate enough to be elected and Senator Fetterman continues to have the position that he&#8217;s had, I&#8217;d welcome the opportunity to work with him on Israel,” he added. “I think we could potentially be good allies.”
Fetterman has gone viral several times since Hamas&#8217;s October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians for being unapologetically pro-Israel when many members of his party are openly critical of the Jewish state. In November, Fetterman laughed while waving a small Israeli flag at anti-Israel protesters who were getting arrested.
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John Fetterman waves an Israeli flag at pro-terrorist protesters!!!! <a href="https://t.co/TglRdJg9jT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/TglRdJg9jT</a>
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In front of his office, the Senator put up <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1721996063714807954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1721996063714807954%7Ctwgr%5Ec3888181f10433b146bd1c6f0e8d217023ddc7af%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fsit-this-one-out-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-accusing-israel-of-genocide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posters</a> for each of the hostages taken by Hamas and says he will keep them up until every hostage is returned home. And last week during an Orthodox Union luncheon, Fetterman defended Israel when discussing South Africa accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
“Maybe South Africa … ought to sit this one out when they’re talking about criticizing Israel,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;Sit it out!”
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McCormick contrasted Fetterman’s rhetoric to his potential opponent, Democratic senator Bob Casey, who he said lacks the same &#8220;moral clarity.&#8221;
“When I talk about Bob Casey not having moral clarity, I think John Fetterman has had moral clarity and I admire that and I&#8217;ve said that publicly,” McCormick said.
McCormick accuses Casey — who has been in office since 2007 — of helping empower Iran by voting in favor of President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
“Bob Casey, every step of the way, has been an enormous supporter of this and has led us to this point where we have terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East, underwritten by Iran, that are attacking U.S. interests, attacking our closest allies, attacking U.S. sailors and soldiers,” McCormick said.
<div id="attachment_682225" style="width: 836px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-682225" class="wp-image-682225 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-826x576.jpg" alt="Bob Casey with Mahmoud Abbas" width="826" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-826x576.jpg 826w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-300x209.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-768x535.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-1536x1071.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-2048x1427.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px" />Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Sen. Bob Casey on April 6, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. (Photo by Thaer Ghanaim/PPO via Getty Images)</div>
“In three examples, I found myself in a surprisingly strong agreement with John Fetterman,” McCormick explained, noting that his other two areas of agreement are Fetterman&#8217;s acknowledgment of an illegal immigration crisis at the southern border and his call for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-pushes-to-expel-menendez-from-senate-after-santos-booted-from-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to be expelled</a> from the Senate following accusations of bribery.
On his trip to Israel with his wife Dina Powell, who was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_National_Security_Advisor_(United_States)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy</a> under the Trump administration, McCormick said they visited Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim where Hamas slaughtered more than 50 people.
&#8220;You&#8217;re walking through the streets and the buildings and the bullet holes and the great grenade fragments,” he said. “It just made clear to me that we&#8217;re dealing with pure evil and that as America, we need to show our solidarity in supporting Israel and really destroying Hamas.”
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McCormick said he met with a young female survivor of the Nova festival who hid under dead bodies in a bomb shelter for hours to survive.
“She was wounded, but underneath dead bodies and so the terrorists thought she was dead and she was stuck there for hours until a rescue party eventually came,” he said, adding that he also watched the restricted 47-minute video of footage of the attack.
The trip solidified his view that Hamas must be eliminated.
“You can&#8217;t live side by side with people who want to come across 600 meters of border and slit your throat in the middle of the night,” McCormick said.

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