President Biden will marketing campaign subsequent week for Sen. Bob Casey (D) within the swing state of Pennsylvania, the White Home introduced Friday.
The fundraising occasion, within the Philadelphia space, will likely be held Tuesday, after Biden travels to Milwaukee to present remarks on “progress replacing lead pipes and creating good-paying jobs,” in line with the announcement.
Casey, who’s a longtime pal of Biden’s, is in a good race towards Republican Dave McCormick and dropping a Democratic-held seat might value the occasion management of the Senate.
A current AARP ballot discovered Casey up by 4 factors in his reelection bid over McCormick. Within the survey, the incumbent obtained 49 p.c help in comparison with his Republican challenger’s 45 p.c. About 6 p.c of respondents stated they have been nonetheless undecided.
In an common of Pennsylvania polls from The Hill/Choice Desk HQ, Casey has 47.7 p.c help in comparison with McCormick’s 44 p.c.
Former President Obama can also be scheduled to be in Pennsylvania subsequent week to marketing campaign for Vice President Harris. The marketing campaign introduced Friday that Obama will make a battleground state swing to spice up her bid.
Biden campaigned with Harris final month in Pennsylvania to mark Labor Day. Their first joint rally, after the president introduced he would bow out of the race and endorse Harris, was in August in Maryland.