More YUUUUGE news out of Pennsylvania:
Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty will be getting some high-octane support in Pittsburgh next Friday: Vermont Senator and onetime Democratic Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will join her Sept. 16 at a 5 p.m. rally at Carnegie Mellon University's Weigand Gymnasium. The event is open to the public.
In a campaign statement this afternoon, Ms. McGinty said she was "thrilled" about the visit. "Bernie's passion for issues like raising the minimum wage, making college affordable, and making sure Wall Street banks don't come before working families will fire Pennsylvanians up to join us in sending Pat Toomey packing."
In a statement of his own, Mr. Sanders said that, "If our country is to move forward, we need Democratic control over the U.S. Senate. We must end Republican obstructionism and elect a Senate which works for all, and not just the people on top. Katie McGinty will be an extremely welcome progressive voice in the United States Senate."
Ms. McGinty is also appearing this week with another progressive champion: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren will join her in a rally in Philadelphia tomorrow.
More details to come. Until then, click here to donate and get involved with McGinty’s campaign.