SKIPPACK TWP., Pa. — On the Pennsylvania campaign trail Thursday: A bit of the “Sleepy Joe” treatment for “Sleepin’ Bob” Casey.
Videos of Sen. Casey (D-Pa.) at an Independence Day parade in Montgomery County show staffers physically getting between the senator and a reporter as she tries to ask him about President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities — not unlike Biden aides who have faced criticism for shielding the prez from press questions in the past.
“Senator Casey, do you believe that President Biden is still fit to be president?” asks a reporter as Casey walks along a sidewalk past a parked bus, ignoring the question.
WATCH: Bob Casey won’t answer if Biden is fit to be president as his handler aggressively protects him from a very basic question.Q: “Senator Casey, do you believe that President Biden is still fit to be president?”Casey: *Silence*Handler: “Hey there! Can I help you? Hi… pic.twitter.com/rjiHrMNIkG
— Team McCormick (@TeamMcCormickPA) July 5, 2024
Amid her attempts to question Casey, a female staffer repeatedly interjects: “Hey there! Can I help you?”
A second clip shows the same staffer and a younger woman who identifies herself as “Maddie,” an employee of Casey’s campaign. Casey initially turns toward the reporter before Maddie gets between the two and offers her business card.
When the reporter persists and asks to pull Casey aside, Maddie stonewalls her with the aside: “Did you have a nice Fourth of July party?”
“Are you a local to Skippack?” Maddie continues, referring to the location of the parade in which Casey participated.
Casey has publicly supported Biden since his disastrous debate performance on June 27. Casey told the Post at an event in Easton Wednesday that he was “not gonna speculate” on if the president would step aside.
Casey is running for his fourth Senate term against Republican Dave McCormick — who has already responded to his challenger’s dodges with a tweet that he’s “ridin’ with Biden.”
Recent polling indicates that Casey is a slight favorite over McCormick, but the race is expected to continue attracting considerable spending and national attention. Political ad spending in the Keystone State is projected to reach a whopping $360 million per The Center Square’s Political Projections Report — making it the highest in the nation so far.
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