{"id":2362266,"date":"2024-10-31T14:17:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-tied-pac-boosts-third-party-candidate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T14:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:18:41","slug":"democratic-tied-pac-boosts-third-party-candidate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-tied-pac-boosts-third-party-candidate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic-tied PAC boosts third-party candidate- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fdemocratic-tied-pac-boosts-third-party-candidate-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=2362266&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>A Democratic-linked super PAC\u200c called\u200b &#8220;Defend \u200cOur Constitution&#8221;\u200b is financially \u2064supporting a third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-congressional-election-poses-early-test-for-democrats\/\" title=\"New Mexico Congressional Election Poses Early Test for Democrats\">-party candidate<\/a>,\u2062 Marty \u200cSelker of the Constitution Party, in the Pennsylvania Senate race. This strategy aims to divert votes away from Republican candidate Dave \u200cMcCormick. The super \u2062PAC has\u2063 reportedly \u200dspent hundreds of thousands of dollars on advertisements \u2064that criticize McCormick&#8217;s business\u200c connections to China and present Selker\u200d as the preferable choice for conservative \u2062voters. The Pennsylvania Senate race is highly competitive, with \u2062incumbent \u2062Democrat Bob Casey \u2064leading McCormick by a narrow margin.\u200c Given \u200cPennsylvania&#8217;s status as a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-falsely-blamed-trump-in-2020-campaign-for-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-jury-aquits-2-hung-on-2\/\" title=\"Biden Falsely Blamed Trump in 2020 Campaign for Whitmer Kidnapping &#039;Plot&#039;; Jury Aquits 2, Hung on 2\">crucial swing state<\/a>, it could significantly influence the outcome of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">upcoming \u200b2024 presidential election<\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic-tied PAC props up third-party candidate in Pennsylvania Senate race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1869057\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Democratic-linked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-pacs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">super PAC<\/a> is boosting a third-party candidate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Senate race to siphon off votes from Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dave McCormick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Defend Our Constitution, a super PAC that registered with the Federal Election Commission in late September, has <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/491\/202410229710099491\/202410229710099491.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spent<\/a> hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads opposing McCormick, federal records show. <\/p>\n<p>In a TV <a href=\"https:\/\/host2.adimpact.com\/admo\/viewer\/af7ecaae-3625-4cd4-a824-c709f4a0c677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ad<\/a> running in the Keystone State, Defend Our Constitution dubbed Constitution Party candidate Marty Selker &ldquo;the choice for true conservatives&rdquo; while criticizing McCormick for his <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/casey-mccormick-pennsylvania-senate-china-hedge-funds-7f5258252f79ea9245b84036cad3d6d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ties<\/a> to China as a businessman. Republicans have also sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/casey-tied-chinese-firm-he-claimed-mccormick-led-company-invested-profit-off-fentanyl-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">link<\/a> Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), the Democrat running to retain his Senate seat against McCormick, to China.<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Senate race is one of the most competitive in the country this election cycle, with Casey leading McCormick by roughly two percentage points, according to a <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> polling average. Being a key swing state, Pennsylvania may also decide the 2024 presidential election between former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick arrives before Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Defend Our Constitution is boosting the third-party candidate, Selker, but it maintains ties to Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>Filings show the firm that it paid for ads is Wavelength Strategy, a Democratic-aligned firm, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/10\/30\/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis\/pennsylvania-mystery-group-senate-mccormick-casey-00186305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The super PAC also paid the North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, which is affiliated with the Democratic Party, for polling services. <\/p>\n<p>Defend Our Constitution&rsquo;s address is listed as a UPS store in Washington, D.C., property records show. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Selker, meanwhile, raised a mere $11,000 at the close of September and has not paid for ads, <em>Politico<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bob Casey and his scumbag allies can see Pennsylvania is slipping, so they&rsquo;re resorting to dirty tricks and underhanded tactics to bail him out,&rdquo; 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