{"id":2227429,"date":"2024-04-22T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-does-delicate-dance-with-besieged-squad-member-summer-lee\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:54:12","slug":"bob-casey-does-delicate-dance-with-besieged-squad-member-summer-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-does-delicate-dance-with-besieged-squad-member-summer-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Casey navigates a delicate dance with embattled &#8216;Squad&#8217; member, Summer Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbob-casey-does-delicate-dance-with-besieged-squad-member-summer-lee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2063Senator Bob Casey&#8217;s delicate positioning regarding his endorsement of Rep. Summer Lee, amidst a challenging primary. Casey clarifies his support for Lee while acknowledging their differences on certain issues. The dynamic surrounding Lee&#8217;s anti-Israel stance\u2062 and its\u2064 impact on Casey&#8217;s campaign is highlighted, with opposing viewpoints from\u2064 various parties. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-told-aide-he-would-try-to-mount-her-report-claims\/\" title=\"Cuomo Told Aide He Would Try To \u2018Mount\u2019 Her, Report Claims\">article concludes<\/a> with the campaigns&#8217; silence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-bernie-bro-embezzler-behind-the-progressive-push-to-primary-sinema\/\" title=\"Meet the Bernie Bro Embezzler Behind the Progressive Push To Primary Sinema\">comment requests<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>The Pennsylvania senator tries to have it both ways, standing by his endorsement of the anti-Israel Democrat in the face of a primary challenge but keeping his distance, too<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tSummer Lee and Bob Casey (Wikimedia Commons, Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) over the weekend reiterated his endorsement of Rep. Summer Lee, who is facing a serious primary challenge. At the same time, the senator tried to distance himself from the anti-Israel &#8220;Squad&#8221; member. Awkward.<\/p>\n<p>Casey <a href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/briefs\/casey-turns-focus-toward-general-election-in-pennsylvania-u-s-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> reporters he made his &#8220;position on [Lee\u2019s] candidacy known back in 2023&#8243;\u2014an apparent reference to Casey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SummerForPA\/posts\/708930301057928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">role<\/a> on Lee\u2019s reelection host committee in September. But Casey tried to put some daylight between himself and Lee, who faces a tough primary showdown against progressive Bhavini Patel on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Summer Lee and I don\u2019t agree on every issue,&#8221; said Casey. &#8220;That\u2019s clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He even seems agnostic about Lee\u2019s fate in Tuesday\u2019s primary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Voters now have a chance to make a determination in the Democratic primary, and we\u2019ll see what that result is,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Casey\u2019s support for Lee, who has emerged as one of Congress\u2019s most anti-Israel voices, could prove a liability as he faces the toughest election of his Senate career. At the same time, Democrats across the country are facing a revolt from the far left over President Joe Biden\u2019s support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>But if Casey\u2019s endorsement of Lee harms his campaign, his lack of enthusiasm for her reelection bid undercuts one of the selling points she\u2019s making to moderates in her district. Lee touts Casey\u2019s endorsement on her campaign website, and sent campaign mailers last month that <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/as-bob-casey-distances-himself-from-summer-lees-anti-israel-rhetoric-she-boasts-his-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Casey has &#8220;strongly endorsed&#8221; her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Given Lee\u2019s hostility to the Jewish state, more than 40 Jewish leaders have endorsed Patel, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/rabbis-blast-squad-member-summer-lee-over-campaign-donations-from-anti-semites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citing<\/a> Lee\u2019s &#8220;openly antisemitic&#8221; rhetoric. Lee has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/squad-member-summer-lee-to-fundraise-for-anti-israel-group-whose-leader-celebrated-hamas-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slated to speak<\/a> at an annual fundraiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an anti-Israel group whose leader said he was &#8220;happy&#8221; about Hamas\u2019s attack on Israel in October.<\/p>\n<p>Casey\u2019s opponents have pointed to his endorsement of Lee as evidence that he is not the moderate he claims to be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can\u2019t stand with Israel and be opposed to anti-Semitism and still endorse Summer Lee,&#8221; Republican candidate Dave McCormick said last week. McCormick has also criticized Casey for <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/bob-casey-will-campaign-with-anti-police-group-amid-tough-reelection-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosting a campaign event<\/a> with Indivisible Philadelphia, a voter turnout group that has called to defund police departments.\t<\/p>\n<p>Casey has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-push-for-another-round-of-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"Economists Push for Another Round of Stimulus Checks\">expressed support<\/a> for Israel, but stopped short of following his fellow Pennsylvanian, Sen. John Fetterman (D.), who has draped himself in an Israel flag in support of the Jewish state and reiterated calls to annihilate Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The Casey and Lee campaigns did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" title=\"View all posts in 2024 Election\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2024 Election\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/anti-semitism\/\" title=\"View all posts in Anti-Semitism\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnti-Semitism\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/bob-casey\/\" title=\"View all posts in Bob Casey\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBob Casey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" title=\"View all posts in David McCormick\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid McCormick\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" title=\"View all posts in Hamas\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHamas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/israel\/\" title=\"View all posts in Israel\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIsrael\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" title=\"View all posts in John Fetterman\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Fetterman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" title=\"View all posts in Pennsylvania\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPennsylvania\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/pennsylvania-senate\/\" title=\"View all posts in Pennsylvania Senate\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPennsylvania Senate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/summer-lee\/\" title=\"View all posts in Summer Lee\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSummer Lee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/the-squad\/\" title=\"View all posts in The Squad\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Squad\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Casey walks a tightrope, backing the anti-Israel Democrat amidst a primary contest while maintaining some distance. Senator Casey reaffirms support for Rep. Summer Lee, balancing political alliances. 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