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Article: Mighty Casey strikes out; how the GOP bucked a Democratic turnout tide to win an open seat in Pennsylvania.(Democrat Patrick Casey loses to Republican Don Sherwood in 10th Congressional District race)
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- Campaigns & Elections
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- April 4, 1999
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Republican Don Sherwood played the age and experience cards frequently, contrasting his silver coif to Democrat Pat Casey's slick, jet-black hair. "I didn't get this gray hair by accident," he'd say.
It seemed as if young Patrick Casey had everything going for him in his race to succeed retiring Cong. Joe McDade (R). In early 1998, the Washington political cognoscenti were already calling Pennsylvania's 10th District "Casey's seat." The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee viewed his candidacy as one of its best pick-up opportunities in the nation.
So, after an election with a late-breaking Democratic fide, why was it that Republican Don Sherwood ...