Democrat Bob Casey is the three-term senator from Pennsylvania, but according to a portrayal shown during Monday’s Inside Politics on CNN, one would think Casey was the underdog facing off against the entrenched politician with all the money in the world. The network’s chief congressional correspondent, Manu Raju sounded the alarm, warning that if Casey lost the tight race, Democrats would lose their narrow 50/50 majority with VP Kamala Harris as the tie breaker.
“Pennsylvania holds the key to the White House, but that isn’t the only crucial race playing out in the commonwealth this election cycle,” announced host Dana Bash at the top of the segment. “Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey is fighting to hold onto his Senate seat, and the narrowly divided chamber facing are formidable challenge from Republican Dave McCormick.”
Raju’s nearly five-minute long report began with a lament that Casey was “about to get swamped by a GOP bombardment on the airwaves.” He followed up with a warning that framed Casey as the underdog because Republicans were about to unleash that massive ad buy that was going to greatly outspend Democratic efforts:
McCormick and his allies are preparing to spend more than $100 million on air in just the final two months of the campaign, more than half from an outside group designed solely to help the Republican. All giving Republicans a roughly 40 million on air advantage over Democrats, an edge bigger than any other Senate race. […]
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