Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced on April 10 his run for a fourth term in the Senate, bringing the force of incumbency and strong name recognition to his party’s defense in the presidential swing state.
Currently, Casey is the longest-serving Democratic senator in Pennsylvania’s history. The lawmaker’s decision likely offers his party an assist in advance of the tricky 2024 Senate contest.
Democrats, with a razor-thin majority in the Senate, go into the 2024 election tasked with defending incumbents in red states such as Montana, Ohio, and West Virginia, as well as in multiple battleground states.
Casey has consistently portrayed himself as standing up to corporate special interests and stated that there is more that can be done to reduce the cost of living for working families, including child care and prescription medications….