Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is not one of this year’s most vulnerable Democrats. But he will be defending his seat next year in a midterm election, and in a state that just voted for Donald Trump and his conservative colleague, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. So it’s probably welcome news for him that Philadelphia Republican Rep. Pat Meehan, who might have been a strong challenger and would have begun with nearly $2 million in the bank, has decided to seek re-election instead.

The Philly Inquirer reported yesterday morning: