Shortly after Republicans' disappointing November election, Dave McCormick hosted several dozen GOP strategists, donors, and insiders for drinks and food at his stately home in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
For some, it was a bittersweet moment: If McCormick had been their U.S. Senate candidate against John Fetterman, a number of guests thought, maybe it would have been a victory party instead.
But it also left some Republicans hopeful McCormick might take another shot. Some of the state's most prominent GOP insiders now hope he'll run again next year, against three-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey.
