{"id":2281936,"date":"2024-06-22T19:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T23:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fans-get-first-impression-of-david-mccormick-at-historic-rally-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T19:52:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T23:52:34","slug":"trump-fans-get-first-impression-of-david-mccormick-at-historic-rally-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fans-get-first-impression-of-david-mccormick-at-historic-rally-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump fans get first impression of David McCormick at historic rally &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-fans-get-first-impression-of-david-mccormick-at-historic-rally-washington-examiner%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=2281936&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>At a rally in Philadelphia, former President Donald Trump introduced Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick to\u2062 a crowd, pivotal \u2062for McCormick who was trailing in the polls \u2064against Democrat Sen. Bob\u200d Casey by six points. During his speech, McCormick criticized his Democratic opponents and \u200dblamed\u2064 President Biden for failures at \u200bthe southern border and \u2063economic issues, referring\u200d to\u200b his policies as &#8220;Bidenomics.&#8221; Despite having lost a previous Senate\u200b primary where Trump endorsed his opponent, McCormick now received Trump&#8217;s backing, which\u200d resonated well with the attendees. Many \u200dsupporters, previously unaware \u2063of McCormick, expressed a favorable view \u2064towards him \u2062after learning about \u200bTrump&#8217;s endorsement.\u200d The endorsement\u2062 appeared to significantly influence \u200dthe rally attendees&#8217; support, underlining\u2064 the power of Trump&#8217;s influence among\u2064 his base.  <\/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><strong>PHILADELPHIA \u2014<\/strong> Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> invited Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David McCormick<\/a> to speak at his historic <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Philadelphia<\/a> rally on Saturday. For many voters, the event was their first substantive exposure to McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>With McCormick trailing Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) by 6 percentage points in June <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/senate\/2024\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polls<\/a> from Emerson College and Marist College, he made his case to Trump voters to rally behind him at the polls come November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have one senator who won\u2019t wear a suit and another senator who is an empty suit,\u201d McCormick told the crowd, referring to Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA), respectively. He slammed President Joe Biden for the record number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-3k-unaccompanied-alien-children-being-held-in-dhs-custody\/\" title=\"More than 3K unaccompanied alien children being held in DHS custody\">southern border crossings<\/a> and called Bidenomics a \u201cfailure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick addresses Trump rally attendees on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Temple University in Philadelphia. (Peter Cordi\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>\u2018A rising tide\u2019: The power of the Trump endorsement<\/h3>\n<p>After Trump initially denied McCormick his endorsement in 2022, in a Senate primary race he lost to Mehmet \u201cDr.\u201d Oz, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-infrastructure-package-touts-promise-of-jobs-during-wisconsin-trip\/\" title=\"Biden Pushes Infrastructure Package, Touts Promise Of Jobs During Wisconsin Trip\">president chose<\/a> to throw his support behind the military veteran in April.<\/p>\n<p>Most Trump supporters the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> interviewed at the Philadelphia rally said they either had not heard of McCormick or knew very little about him before the rally. However, they did have a favorable view of him based on what they did know, especially the fact that he received Trump\u2019s endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>For most rallygoers the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> spoke to, Trump\u2019s endorsement holds a lot of weight. As Michael Picard, 35, who was dressed in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-helped-kill-mother-stuff-body-in-suitcase-pleads-guilty\/\" title=\"Woman pleads guilty to assisting in mother's murder, stuffing body in suitcase.\">orange prison jumpsuit<\/a> at the rally, put it: \u201cWhatever Trump says, I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Cicone, 25, who is in the Navy, said Trump\u2019s endorsement is important to him because it shows the former president \u201ctrusts him to not stab him in the back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, one 22-year-old rallygoer named Michael, who asked only to be identified by his first name, said he prefers to do his own research and that Trump\u2019s endorsement does not affect his vote. Owen McLain, 19, an undecided voter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said that while Trump\u2019s endorsement does hold weight for him, he also prefers to do his own research.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) was endorsed by Trump in his bid for the House of Representatives, and his campaign manager, Melanie Brewer, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that McCormick getting Trump\u2019s endorsement is a big deal for lifting support as \u201ca rising tide raises all boats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that Kelly additionally endorses McCormick and has financially contributed to his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Alison Dagnes, chairwoman of Shippensburg University\u2019s Department of Political Science, told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that Trump endorsements \u201chave more power in primary elections when Republicans have to choose\u201d between several candidates.<\/p>\n<p>She said Trump\u2019s endorsement of McCormick \u201cis going to carry some positive weight\u201d but warned that among certain Republican groups who want to see a more \u201cmoderate\u201d candidate in the election, \u201cTrump\u2019s endorsement is viewed negatively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ed Moye, the Republican candidate for the 70th Pennsylvania House District, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that McCormick is a \u201cgreat person\u201d with a \u201cstrong message,\u201d and that from their conversations, he can tell that the Senate candidate wants \u201cwhat\u2019s right for this country and to get us back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to McCormick for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump hosted Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick at a significant Philadelphia rally. This event marked many voters&#8217; first real introduction to McCormick. Currently, McCormick is 6 points behind Senator Bob Casey in recent Emerson College and Marist College polls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2670,"featured_media":2281937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/David-McCormick-campaign.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5823,32172,3634],"class_list":["post-2281936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fans","tag-first-impression","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/David-McCormick-campaign.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281936","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\/2670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2281936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2281936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2281936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2281936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2281936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}