No Choice In Pennsylvania Primaries For US Senate
By Bob Small
When one first viewed the dueling slates of candidates for the Pennsylvania US senate seat, there were two Democrats and three Republicans listed, enough to have an interesting Primary.
The incumbent, Bob Casey, Jr. is still remembered by many alternative party adherents for forcing Green Party candidate Carol Romanelli off the ballot in 2006 and, at one point, he was ordered to pay $100,000 in court costs, later appealed.
On March 4, Democrat William Parker was ordered off the ballot for insufficient signatures.
Thus the Democrats have again protected Bob Casey, Jr. from a meaningful debate before the Primary.
Dave McCormick is again running for the US Senate, two years after losing to Doctor Oz, for the right to face John Fetterman.
This year, they were not taking chances of a loss again.
McCormick was endorsed by the state party in September.
It is believed to be the first time the state party has endorsed a candidate for an election more than a year away.
Brandi Tomasetti, of Lancaster County ended her campaign against McCormick, March 8, with a court challenge pending regarding her nominating petitions.
“We will never surrender the country. We lost a battle but we will win the war,” she said. She asked voters to write in her name.
On March 11, Commonwealth Court ordered Joseph Vodvarka of Clinton be struck from the GOP ballot leaving McCormick uncontested.
To see his campaign site, go to Joseph Vodvarka for Senate! while it’s still up there. Actually, we just checked, it’s no longer up there.
So the primary race is pointless for U.S. Senate.
Ved Dookhun, of the Socialist Workers Party is the only third party candidate so far who will be on the ballot.
One expects that, at the very least, that the Pennsylvania chapters of the Constitution Party, the Green Party, the Libertarian Party, and maybe even the No Labels Party, will run candidates.
Of course, the chance of any of these candidates winning is, as they say “slim and none and slim just left town.”
No Choice In Pennsylvania Primaries For US Senate
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