A super PAC supporting Republican Dave McCormick’s bid for the Senate raised $18 million in just four months, an astounding sum that comes from just 34 donations from some of the wealthiest people in the country.
“These numbers are proof of the growing support and momentum for Dave McCormick to take on career politician Bob Casey and win in November,” Keystone Renewal PAC spokesperson Noah Evans said. “... We have built out a robust operation to help carry Dave McCormick to victory.”from September through December but all large sums — most of them more than $100,000. The group spent very little, likely holding out for when the race heats up.
McCormick hasn’t been shy about the amount of fundraising he’s doing, telling a group at Dartmouth last month thatDonors to the McCormick campaign included members of former President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including former secretary of education Betsey DeVos and former White House director of communications Anthony Scaramucci. McCormick’s wife, Dina Powell, was deputy national security adviser for Trump’s administration.
That’s similar to the last race in which 37% of Fetterman’s donations came from in-state and 27% of Oz’s did., had a five-month jump start on McCormick’s September campaign launch. Casey raised $3.2 million in the third quarter and $4 million in the second. Combined with money remaining in his campaign account, he reported ending the year with $9.4 million.
McCormick spokesperson Elizabeth McGregory responded that “Dave is honored to have donations from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. ... Both candidates will get support from all over, but Bob Casey will no doubt be the candidate supported by Washington.