The campaign of Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick is trying to make sure pledges of support it received hold in the primary's final month.
The McCormick campaign and its allies are placing heavy pressure on key political figures in an effort to shore up endorsements and donors. The organization's tactics could prove crucial ahead of the May 17 primary in which McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, faces Dr. Mehmet Oz, a longtime TV personality who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.Rep.
“I've got witnesses of Dave Urban at the NRCC retreat threatening the primary if I don't stop supporting Oz and back McCormick,” Reschenthaler said."As a fellow West Point graduate and combat veteran, like my friend Dave McCormick, I, along with many other fellow veterans, was disgusted that Guy would question his patriotism and dedication to our country,” Urban said in a statement. “There are some lines you just don't cross, and this is one.
The source added, “I was right there for the whole thing when this all started. I turned around because I heard her raise her voice the first time, and she ran right over to him and got in his face.”MCCORMICK DISMISSES TRUMP ENDORSEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE GOP RIVAL OZ Another attendee of the event confirmed the account, telling the Washington Examiner that “Dina tersely confronted Dr. Oz by blocking a doorway as Dr. Oz was trying to leave an event while Dave McCormick sat and watched from his car.”
The operative added that during the Pennsylvania GOP endorsement process, Dina Powell McCormick and members of her husband's camp heavily pressured county-level elected officials and state lawmakers for support.