Pennsylvania's Casey and McCormick face off in acrimonious first debate

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and his GOP opponent Dave McCormick met for an acrimonious debate Thursday in Harrisburg, trading barbs over foreign and domestic policy, with each trying to cast the other as a “weak” candidate who blindly follows his party’s leadership.

Casey homed in on McCormick’s career as a hedge fund manager and his residency status, and McCormick repeatedly claimed Casey had been ineffective as Pennsylvania’s senior senator.

The first question was on the Middle East...