{"id":2240142,"date":"2024-05-08T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-mccormick-says-casey-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-summer-lee-antisemitism\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T13:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:38:54","slug":"dave-mccormick-says-casey-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-summer-lee-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-mccormick-says-casey-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-summer-lee-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave McCormick accuses Casey of attempting to play both sides regarding Summer Lee&#8217;s alleged antisemitism"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdave-mccormick-says-casey-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-summer-lee-antisemitism%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=2240142&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>Republican David McCormick criticized Senator Bob Casey, his Democratic opponent in Pennsylvania&#8217;s Senate \u200brace, for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-praises-taliban-for-giving-afghans-better-security-one-year-after-taking-over\/\" title=\"China Praises Taliban for Giving Afghans \u201cBetter Security\u201d One Year After Taking Over\">ambiguous stance<\/a> on\u2063 Rep. Summer\u2063 Lee, a\u2062 vocal \u200bcritic of Israel \u200cwhom Casey supported. Despite differences, Casey maintained\u2064 his backing\u2063 of Lee,\u200b causing\u200d controversy. McCormick \u200clabeled Lee&#8217;s \u2064rhetoric as antisemitic and urged Casey to withdraw support, highlighting a rift \u2063in\u2063 their views.  <\/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<p>Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dave McCormick<\/a> bashed Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-casey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bob Casey<\/a> (D-PA), his Democratic opponent in Pennsylvania\u2019s Senate race, for walking a political tightrope on Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2976894\/squad-member-summer-lee-survives-primary-challenge-pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Summer Lee<\/a> (D-PA), an outspoken critic of Israel whose campaign he supported this cycle. <\/p>\n<p>Casey, running for a fourth term in the fall, has attempted to create daylight between himself and Lee, one of the first congressional Democrats to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. In April, he <a href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/briefs\/casey-turns-focus-toward-general-election-in-pennsylvania-u-s-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> it was \u201cclear\u201d the two do not agree on \u201cevery issue\u201d but maintained his support. <\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bob_Casey\/status\/1559698436366155776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stumped<\/a> for her 2022 campaign and agreed last year to sit on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SummerForPA\/posts\/708930301057928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>host committee<\/a> for her reelection. She is backed by House Democratic leadership but is known for her alignment with the progressive \u201cSquad\u201d in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Casey, a pro-Israel Democrat, has resisted Democratic calls for a ceasefire, putting the two at odds over one of the most politically divisive matters facing the country. He also rejects conditioning aid to Israel as the civilian death toll rises in its battle against Hamas. <\/p>\n<p>But McCormick said it was not enough to disagree with Lee. He called her rhetoric antisemitic and called on Casey to revoke his support as the \u201conly morally right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot say, as Sen. Casey does, that on one hand, you\u2019re against antisemitism, it\u2019s intolerable, on the other hand, endorse Summer Lee, who is a member of the \u2018Squad\u2019 and speaks regularly with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-attacks-on-jewish-community-despicable\/\" title=\"Biden: Attacks on Jewish Community 'Despicable'\">antisemitic slurs<\/a>,\u201d McCormick told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a Tuesday interview. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, you\u2019ve got to be clear on this, and this is a moment where I\u2019m sad to say that too many of our leaders, including Sen. Casey, are just not being clear,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican David McCormick, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks during an event at the Pennsylvania Manufacturers\u2019 Association offices on March 15, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo\/Marc Levy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lee, who handily won her primary last month despite the issue engulfing her campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4627593-summer-lee-benjamin-netanyahu-college-protests-criticism-israel-antisemitic-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called the idea<\/a> that antisemitism is driving every criticism of Israel \u201cdangerous\u201d but has courted controversy with some of her views. She was one of 10 lawmakers to vote against a House resolution expressing solidarity with Israel in the weeks following Hamas\u2019s invasion on Oct. 7. <\/p>\n<p>She drew more unwanted attention in February, backing out of a banquet featuring speakers with a history of antisemitic comments.<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s office did not respond to a request for comment but has repeatedly condemned antisemitism. The Casey campaign declined to comment beyond pointing to his April remarks when asked about the endorsement. <\/p>\n<p>McCormick, like Republicans nationally, has attempted to use the war in Gaza to drive a wedge between Casey and Pennsylvania voters in one of the most competitive Senate races of the 2024 cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas are home to large Jewish populations, making the issue all the more salient heading into November. But McCormick\u2019s comments were part of a larger critique of what he called Casey\u2019s \u201csoft thinking\u201d on Israel and every other topic plaguing Democrats. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) speaks to supporters at an election night party after winning the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania\u2019s 12th Congressional District in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo\/Rebecca Droke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t have it both ways on an open border. What\u2019s happening now is destroying our country. You can\u2019t have it both ways on inflation, which is hurting working families,\u201d McCormick said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to stand up with strong, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-hart-biden-harris-dumb-and-dumber\/\" title=\"Ron Hart: Biden\/Harris \u2014 Dumb And Dumber\">clear leadership<\/a>. And that\u2019s what this election is about, in my opinion.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the contrast that I think is very clear between myself and Sen. Casey, and this issue is just one such example,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>The Democrats have lobbed their own attacks at McCormick. Over the coming months, they will attempt to define him as a wealthy out-of-stater. McCormick was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area but, until 2022, ran a large hedge fund in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a challenger, McCormick, a West Point graduate and former Bush administration official, is betting he can defeat Casey on the strength of his anti-Washington messaging as well. Casey, the son of political heavyweight and former Pennsylvania Gov. Bob Casey Sr., has served three terms in the Senate and before that as a statewide elected official.<\/p>\n<p>He leads McCormick in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/pennsylvania\/mccormick-vs-casey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>public polling<\/a> by 5 points.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Dave McCormick criticized Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), his Democratic rival in Pennsylvania&#8217;s Senate race, for straddling the line on Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), known for her views on Israel. Casey, seeking a fourth term, is distancing himself from Lee, causing a political rift in their campaign strategies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2240143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24079760464639-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2240142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24079760464639-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2240142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}