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With Trump's first choice in Pa. Senate race gone, another Republican readies a bid
NBC NewsSeven weeks after Republican Sean Parnell dropped out of Pennsylvania’s closely watched Senate contest, the GOP primary remains as unsettled as ever.
Parnell, who had former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, left the field without a clear front-runner. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon with a national TV audience and a previous New Jersey address, quickly launched a bid from his in-laws' home in the Philadelphia suburbs. He has already spent more than $2.5 million to advertise his nascent campaign, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.
But Oz’s presence has not deterred David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive from Connecticut with similar self-funding capabilities and newly established residency, from preparing to enter the race.
“When I bring him to meet people, if there was a word cloud of all of our meetings, the big words that would come out are: ‘I'm in. You should run. What can we do to help? You're the real deal,’” Mike DeVanney, a Pittsburgh-based strategist who is advising McCormick, told NBC News.
Parnell, who had former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, left the field without a clear front-runner. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity surgeon with a national TV audience and a previous New Jersey address, quickly launched a bid from his in-laws' home in the Philadelphia suburbs. He has already spent more than $2.5 million to advertise his nascent campaign, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.
But Oz’s presence has not deterred David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive from Connecticut with similar self-funding capabilities and newly established residency, from preparing to enter the race.
“When I bring him to meet people, if there was a word cloud of all of our meetings, the big words that would come out are: ‘I'm in. You should run. What can we do to help? You're the real deal,’” Mike DeVanney, a Pittsburgh-based strategist who is advising McCormick, told NBC News.
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