Marshall here. Welcome back to the Realignment.

Today's guest is Dr. David McCormick, a former candidate for the Republican nomination

in Pennsylvania's 2022 Senate race, where the eventual winner of that primary, Dr. Oz,

went on to defeat against now Senator John Fetterman. David has a new book out,

Superpower in peril, a battle plan to renew America. Before his run, he was CEO of Bridgewater,

one of the world's largest investment management firms, was a government official at the

departments of Treasury and Commerce during the Bush administration and began his career as a West

Point graduate paratrooper. His book comes out at a really interesting time for David. He's

currently being touted to the 2024 candidate for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania, which puts him at

the center of several issues. Populism versus traditional conservatism, how does one meet the

voters where they are, but not actually wreck your chances in the general election, as numerous

2022 Republican candidates discovered in November. Plus, the overarching question of what sort of

candidates and backgrounds voters are looking for, despite a significant loss to Josh Shapiro in

the PA governor's race, Doug Masteryano is currently leading polls for the 2024 Senate Republican

nomination on the Republican side. I think David's decision on whether or not to jump into the race

and the results of the 2024 election in Pennsylvania are some of the top political stories to follow in

the country over the next two years. All right, said lots of great stuff coming. So if you'd like to

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David McCormick, welcome to the reallignment.

Hey, great to be with you. Thank you. Yeah, it's really great to speak with you. So I want to be

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