LEBANON, Pennsylvania — Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) spent Monday stumping for Senate GOP hopeful Dave McCormick in his first big campaign swing of the August recess.

Speaking to the Washington Examiner in rural Pennsylvania following a moderated discussion on agriculture with McCormick, who is vying to unseat three-term Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Thune laid out the busy itinerary ahead now that the Senate is on break until the second week of September.