McCormick is out of touch
I read with interest Republican senatorial candidate Dave McCormick’s column which ran in the Observer-Reporter last week. I hope the paper will print comments from his opponent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.
It’s clear from McCormick’s first line that he intends to run his campaign by attacking President Biden instead of talking about Casey. After 18 years in office, Casey has his own record. It has been a very good one for Pennsylvanians, which McCormick doesn’t want to talk about.
McCormick says he can’t find support in Pennsylvania for President Biden. Clearly, he hasn’t looked very hard here, and he probably didn’t notice how Biden won handily in New Hampshire where his name wasn’t on the ballot. But McCormick does recognize some things. He wrote that “the White House and my opponent are touting positive statistics” and he also stated, “There is some good news on the economic front. Every American should be happy to see our nation’s economic output growing, a stock market that has finally recovered after a two-year decline, and low unemployment.” He doesn’t want to linger on the current positive statistical facts he reported of record-low unemployment and record-high stock markets. Instead, he recounts statistics from two years ago when we were recovering from COVID-19, which affected the world.
McCormick also tries to make his case by pointing out that some people are still struggling economically. This is true, but it is ironic because Democrats have historically done more to solve the issues of working Americans by bringing jobs home, increasing wages and supporting unions while Republicans are known for trickle-down economics. Giving peanuts to the elephants to feed the birds has never worked.
McCormick, a former CEO worth over $100 million doesn’t seem to be in touch with the people. He hopes to win by emphasizing a cynical, negative view of America. We should look past grievance politics and seek positive solutions while realizing that, despite many problems at home and around the world, our Democratic representatives are fighting for policies which bring jobs home, build infrastructure and support democracy both here and in places like Ukraine. Contrast this with the dysfunction we see in the Republican led U.S. House of Representatives
Donald Fitch
Amity