Trump-endorsed Republican Senate hopeful David McCormick is set on taking out ... trends now
David McCormick officially clinched the Republican nomination this week in the Pennsylvania Senate race, but now he has the real work cut out for him.
McCormick is looking to unseat Democratic Senator Bob Casey in the critical battleground states which is crucial not just for Republicans looking to reclaim the Senate majority but also the White House come November.
'We're in deep trouble as a country economically, militarily, national security wise and even spiritually and we need new leadership. Bob Casey is the status quo,' McCormick told DailyMail.com in a phone interview from his campaign bus following the state's primary.
McCormick ran in the Republican Senate primary uncontested, but it may feel to voters like he's been on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania much longer.
Dave McCormick with wife Dina Powell after remarks at his election night watch party on April 23. McCormick was uncontested in the GOP primary. It is his second Senate bid
McCormick greeting supporters on primary night. He is the former CEO of one of the world's biggest hedge funds Bridgewater Associates and previously served in the George W Bush administration
The former hedge fund CEO and Bush administration official ran for the United States Senate in the 2022 midterms only to lose the primary to Trump-backed Mehmet Oz by less than 1,000 votes.
This cycle, Donald Trump is backing McCormick, and both men are on the Pennsylvania ballot this fall.
'I think President Trump at the top of the ticket will really, as he has in the past, help turn out the vote,' McCormick told DailyMail.com.
After backing his opponent last cycle, Trump officially endorsed McCormick at a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, earlier this month.
On Tuesday, the ex-president gave McCormick a shoutout by name in the hallway of the Manhattan criminal court where he is standing trial in relation to hush money payments and urged Pennsylvanians to vote in the state's primary.
McCormick thanked him in a post on X, but the two have not appeared together on the campaign trail to date. But McCormick expects that to change.
'I'm sure that President Trump and I will overlap on the campaign trail,' McCormick told DailyMail.com. 'He's going to spend a lot of time in Pennsylvania and our interests are very aligned.'
'With that said, you know, I'm my own person. I'm going to run my own campaign. I'm running for the Senate,' he added.
Former President Trump endorsed McCormick at a rally in Schnecksville, PA on April 13. McCormick had a family obligation and was not at his rally. He told DailyMail.com he believes his path with Trump will cross at the campaign heats up
It comes as more than 156,000 voters in the Republican primary cast ballots on Tuesday
