In a crass display, even by 2016’s low, low standards, Katie McGinty, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, called her Republican opponent Senator Pat Toomey an “a–hole” on Monday.
According to a tweet by The Hill’s Alex Bolton, McGinty was “riffing” off the words of another speaker at a speaking engagement hours before the Democratic National Convention is set to begin in Philadelphia.
“I’m going to borrow from Chris: Pat Toomey, he’s an asshole, damnit.” Katie McGinty riffing off CWA’s Chris Shelton pic.twitter.com/4OLOvNB1VP
— Alex Bolton (@alexanderbolton) July 25, 2016
Monday afternoon, McGinty issued a statement, saying she regrets her choice of language.
Toomey is in a tight fight to retain his seat, and he still has yet to endorse Republican nominee for president Donald Trump. He voted for Texas senator Ted Cruz in the primary after Marco Rubio, whom he originally endorsed, departed the presidential race.
As a nod to the competitiveness of her race, McGinty will address the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on Thursday leading up to the event’s grand finale of Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech.
Watch video of McGinty’s regrettable “riff” below:
