GOP Senate candidate ties opponent to Biden debate: Bob Casey knew

Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick is leveraging President Biden’s widely panned debate performance to challenge incumbent Sen. Bob Casey as other Democrats face similar criticism about their prior knowledge of the president’s apparent decline.

“No question, he’s prepared to do this job today, and would be, were he re-elected,” Casey is heard saying in a new ad from McCormick’s campaign. The recording is from just a few months prior, in March. 

The ad further highlights the close friendship between Biden and Casey, with footage of Biden calling the Pennsylvania senator “one of my best buddies.” 

On screen, the words, “Casey knew about Biden’s condition,” appear. 

The Pennsylvania senator’s campaign did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication. 

The criticism of Casey, specifically, for not coming forward about Biden’s ability or lack thereof ahead of the debate comes as Democrats in races across the country are facing similar scrutiny for not saying something. 

One day following the debate between former President Trump and Biden, which was widely criticized across ideological lines as a poor showing by the latter, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released an ad showing several sitting Democrats who are up for re-election and those running for open seats defending Biden’s mental acuity. 

“Senate Democrats have spent years propping up Joe Biden despite his obvious mental deficiencies, now the world can see he isn’t fit for the job. This disaster is on their hands,” said NRSC spokesman Philip Letsou.