State Sen. Vincent Hughes: “We’re Here to Talk About Lyin’ Dave McCormick”
PENNSYLVANIA — Yesterday in Philadelphia, elected leaders kicked off the Pants on Fire tour, calling out David McCormick’s dishonest record, including lying about where he lives and where he’s from, his anti-choice agenda including support for an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, and his record of investments with China.
What Pennsylvanians Are Watching:
- Lauren Mayk: Democrats gathering in Philly.
- Senator Vincent Hughes: We’re here to talk about lyin’ Dave McCormick.
What Pennsylvanians Are Reading:
Bucks County Beacon: Pennsylvania Democrats Launch ‘Pants of Fire Tour’ to Hold Republican Senate Candidate Dave McCormick Accountable for His Lies
- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is launching its “Pants of Fire Tour” holding Dave McCormick accountable as the race for U.S. Senate heats up. The tour will host a series of events “holding David McCormick accountable for his lies.”
- The tour will include the “Pants on Fire Brigade” and “Pants on Fire” fire trucks traveling across the state highlighting McCormick’s record of dishonesty.
- During his race against Mehmet Oz for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, McCormick called out Oz for living in New Jersey, but McCormick’s own Pennsylvania residency is questionable.
- McCormick owns a home in Pittsburgh and a family farm in Bloomsburg, but flight records show McCormick commuting via private plane from his $16 million rental in Bridgewater, Connecticut to campaign events in Pennsylvania.
- […] PA Democrats are calling out McCormick’s involvement in investing in Chinese military companies during his time as CEO of Bridgewater Associates.
- PA Democrats also took aim at McCormick eliminating and outsourcing jobs to China and India as CEO of FreeMarkets, a global software company. McCormick claims to be a “job creator” on his own social media accounts, but laid off almost 200 hundred employees from FreeMarkets after becoming CEO.
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