Current Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey has released a new ad dissing President Biden on the issue of fracking and touting Casey’s past support of former President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China.
The TV ad shows a couple from Old Forge in heavily Democratic Lackawanna County, celebrating the three-term senator as an “independent” based on his defense of natural gas drilling in the United States and his support for trade wars with Beijing.
“I’m a Republican,” says wife Marygrace.
The TV ad shows a married couple from Old Forge celebrating the three-term senator as an “independent” based on his defense of natural gas drilling in the United States and Trump’s victory in the trade wars with Beijing. Casey for the PA Senate
“And I’m a Democrat,” adds husband Joe.
“Our marriage is pure bliss. But when it comes to politics, we don’t agree with that, except for Bob Casey. He’s independent,” claims Marygrace.
“That’s right,” her husband agrees.
“Casey is leading the effort to stop corporate greed, inflation and price gouging,” his wife continues. “Casey has bucked Biden to protect fracking, sided with Trump to end NAFTA and impose tariffs on China to keep it from cheating.”
“So, on this board, we agree: Bob Casey is doing the right thing in Pennsylvania,” Marygrace concludes.
“I’m Bob Casey and I definitely agree with this message,” the candidate says, beaming.
Voter Marygris of Old Forge, Pennsylvania, says in the ad that Casey “sided with Trump to end NAFTA and impose tariffs on China to keep it from cheating.” The Pennsylvania voter also says Casey bucked Biden to protect fracking. Casey for the PA Senate
Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, has backed away from her opposition to fracking since rising to the top of the 2024 Democratic ticket, making her past comments a liability in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
The crushing, iron and steel, and manufacturing industries are all important sources of revenue and provide hundreds of thousands of jobs in the Commonwealth.
Casey, 64, was one of the few Democrats who, on behalf of his state’s workers, supported Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China.
Biden, 81, has continued to keep those tariffs in place during his administration — but cut off lucrative natural gas exports earlier this year, drawing the ire of both Pennsylvania’s Democratic senators.
Pennsylvania’s current Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, in a new ad Friday, criticizes President Biden over fracking and touts his past support for former President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China. Getty Images
“Pennsylvania is an energy state,” Casey and Sen. John Fetterman said in a joint statement. “As the second-largest natural gas producing state, this industry has created good-paying energy jobs in cities and communities across the commonwealth and has played a critical role in promoting energy independence in the United States.”
“While the direct impacts to Pennsylvania remain unclear, we have concerns about the long-term impacts this temporary pause will have on thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry,” they added. “If this decision puts Pennsylvania’s energy jobs at risk, we will push the Biden administration to reverse this decision.”
While Casey distances himself from some items on the Democratic Party’s agenda, he still embraces Harris’ campaign against so-called grocery price gouging.
His solution was to introduce a bill, which has since been adopted as part of Harris’ platform, to set price caps on companies that supply consumer goods – a move that Casey’s Republican opponent, Dave McCormick, criticized in their final debate as “socialism.” “Purely.” “
Biden maintained the tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on China, but backed away from natural gas exports. AP Casey, 64, was one of the few Democrats who on behalf of his state’s workers supported Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China. Reuters
Economists from left, right and center had already criticized Harris’ proposal to scapegoat an industry with small profit margins — and fail to address real inflationary concerns.
Public polls show the economy ranks most important among voters in Pennsylvania, followed by immigration and abortion.
Casey currently has a 3.8 percentage point lead over McCormick in the closely watched Senate race, according to an average of recent RealClearPolitics polls.
