DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Dave McCormick was joined by his wife and CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Matt Brooks, for a panel discussion in Dauphin County on Monday.
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was also there where the three spoke candidly about the conflict overseas.
The three discussed hot topics, including immigration, the economy, and the United States’ involvement in the Israel-Hamas war.
McCormick compared the U.S.’ initial response to the October 7 attack as a test and says in many ways the county is failing. He added that his experience as a combat veteran could provide valuable insight as the country continues to navigate its involvement in the war.
“You got to stand by Israel and its fight and not get yourself involved in the domestic politics of Israel, Israel is a sovereign state, and the citizens of Israel have to figure out what they need to do in this most dire of circumstances,” McCormick said.
McCormick’s discussion fell on the same day as democratic rival, Senator Bob Casey, visited union leaders in Cumberland County.
The two are nearly tied in the polls but with less than two months before the election it is still any candidate’s game.
That’s why McCormick encourages people to vote for candidates offering common-sense policies in November.
“It’s politics, it’s a contact sport so you have to be ready for contact but it’s also about the future of our country and so that is how I am trying to navigate that,” McCormick said.
Fleischer supports many of McCormick’s views and says his inclusion into the Senate could provide noticeably different results.
“Will we have four more years of the same or will we have change? And when I hear Dave, he just sounds to me to be so much, and I look at his West Point background, in many ways he is the heir to Ronald Regan when it comes to peace through strength.”
McCormick and Casey are expected to meet face-to-face in Harrisburg for a debate on October 3.
McCormick’s victory against Casey could potentially swing the majority to Republicans in the United States Senate.