April 26, 2016
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, unchallenged in the Pennsylvania primary to seek re-election, has voted for fellow Sen. Ted Cruz for president. Per The Morning Call:
"He's a solid conservative," Toomey said this morning outside his polling place in Zionsville. "We don't agree on everything, but having served with him in the Senate, I know Ted pretty well and I think he's got a real, real viable shot of beating Hillary Clinton in the fall."
Toomey had endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio, but Rubio dropped out after a "handsy" back-and-forth — so to speak — with rival Donald Trump and a primary loss to the businessman and reality television star in his home state of Florida.
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The Call notes Toomey had said he was "out of the endorsement business" after Rubio called it quits.
Toomey had kept a tight lip on who he was voting for before Tuesday's primary, prompting some needling from state Democrats.
Toomey's voting for Trump? RT to get @PatToomey to come clean about who he's voting for in tomorrow's GOP primary! pic.twitter.com/ZWdvHdNeCt
— PA Democrats (@PADems) April 26, 2016
Four candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to challenge Toomey in the fall: Joe Sestak, a former congressman and three-star admiral; Katie McGinty, former chief of staff for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf; John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, Pa.; and small businessman Joseph Vodvarka.
