Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) reported raising nearly $16 million between July and September, more than doubling the fundraising haul of his Republican challenger, Dave McCormick.
Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports reveal the Casey campaign reported raising $15.9 million between July 1 and September 30, with $13.5 million raised as individual donations.
Casey raised an additional $405,000 from political action committees, and received a $2 million in transfers from dozens of other political committees, with the campaign receiving large sums from the Casey Keystone Victory Fund, Ohio Pennsylvania Victory 2024, and the Blue Senate Candidate Fund.
The Democrat’s receipts reveal individual donors from across the country donated to Casey’s campaign through ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform being sued over allegations of fraudulent donations by a Republican consultant. ActBlue is also being probed over allegations of money laundering and straw donors by attorneys general in 19 states.
According to the FEC, the Casey campaign has raised almost $11 million through the ActBlue fundraising platform over the course of his campaign.
By contrast, McCormick’s campaign reported raising just over $7.6 million, and that $5.8 million of its haul was donated from individuals.
An additional $1.5 million was transferred by other committees, with the candidate’s campaign receiving its largest transfers from Team McCormick, McCormick for PA, and the Cornyn Victory Committee. McCormick additionally personally loaned his campaign $200,000.
The disparity in fundraising has not stopped Casey from accusing billionaires of flooding Pennsylvania with financial support for McCormick during a recent appearance on MSNBC, potentially referencing the recent endorsement of former President Donald Trump by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. Musk has campaigned for Trump and funded Republican efforts in Pennsylvania during the final weeks before the election.
In the same interview, Casey confirmed his campaign’s internal polling data suggests a “two-point race” between the incumbent and McCormick.
“Polling will bounce around, but we’re in a very close race now. We’re probably in a two-point race in my race,” said Casey, before also predicting similarly close margins in the presidential contest between the former president and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Casey told the cable news network, “I think in the end, if we keep working, there’s still a lot of voters up for grabs. We’ve got to earn their vote and continue to speak directly to this economic message.”
Most recent surveys tracked by RealClearPolling similarly depict a tight race, with the polling aggregate showing Casey with a 3.2 percent lead over McCormick.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
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