“I also recognize what it’s like to lose a close election,” McCormick said Friday, pointing to Pennsylvania’s 2022 GOP U.S. Senate primary, where he lost to Mehmet Oz by less than 1,000 votes.
“It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted.
That is what Pennsylvania deserves.” PBS NewsHour correspondent Lisa Desjardins reported Friday that the AP told her it had “estimated 109,000 ballots were still outstanding.
McCormick was apparently not invited to participate in U.S. Senate orientation since the race remains close.
McCormick withdrew a second lawsuit seeking a “global challenge” to provisional ballots.
The race was declared in his favor by the Associated Press, and GOP U. S. . During his victory speech in Pittsburgh on Friday, Senate candidate Dave McCormick thanked incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, who urged him to give in and for his service to Pennsylvania.
Using Pennsylvania’s 2022 GOP U election as an example, McCormick stated on Friday, “I also understand what it’s like to lose a close election.”. A. Mehmet Oz defeated him in the Senate primary by fewer than 1,000 votes. Since the math was obvious and Senator Casey couldn’t win, we knew we had won on election night. The AP undoubtedly acknowledged this yesterday when they called the race. “.”.
However, as the votes were still being counted on Saturday morning, it would be possible to determine whether he would become Pennsylvania’s next U.S. S. McCormick, the senator, took a plane to Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Throughout the election, Casey attacked McCormick for his ties to Connecticut, citing an AP story from August 2023 that claimed the former hedge fund CEO remained in Connecticut while attempting to represent Pennsylvanians.
According to flight records, a private aircraft that had previously been associated with McCormick departed Pittsburgh early on November. 9 headed for Bridgeport. According to records from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), McCormick is a co-owner of four Platius PC-12 aircraft through PlaneSense’s PC-12 fractional ownership scheme, as Vanity Fair revealed last year. PlaneSense offers access to a fleet of private aircraft to those who buy one of its aircraft.
After announcing that he would “live on the bus” during a statewide bus tour of Pennsylvania, McCormick took a plane back to Connecticut that same day, according to a March Philadelphia Inquirer story. Because his youngest daughter from a previous marriage lives in Connecticut, McCormick has stated that he visits the state often.
“McCormick went to his daughter’s soccer game — the first he was able to make it to this season,” said Elizabeth Gregory, the campaign’s communications director, in a social media post on Sunday. She won like her father did! That evening, Dave returned to Pennsylvania. Please put an end to this obscene desperation. “”.
The race for McCormick was called by the Associated Press on Thursday. The Associated Press determines election results by a variety of factors, including the number of votes left. But shortly after, the Secretary of State for Pennsylvania stated that “at least 100,000 ballots, including provisional, military, overseas, and Election Day votes, remain to be adjudicated.”. Furthermore, Casey has refused to back down.
In a statement released Thursday night, Casey said, “I have devoted my life to ensuring that Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard, whether on the Senate floor or in a free and fair election.”. More than 100,000 votes are still pending counting, as has been made clear. Our democratic system originated in Pennsylvania. To guarantee that every vote that is eligible to be counted is counted, we must let that process finish. It’s what Pennsylvania is due. “”.
The Associated Press informed Lisa Desjardins, a PBS NewsHour correspondent, on Friday that it had “estimated 109,000 ballots were still outstanding.”. compared to 91,000 the previous day. That is, as they and I emphasize, an estimate. As they learn more, they also modify it. “.”.
The AP said in a post from its “decision team” on Friday that “McCormick’s lead grew on Friday as some smaller counties finished assessing and adding provisional ballots to the count and more Election Day votes were added to the count in Republican-leaning Cambria County.”. However, as election officials examine provisional ballots from more Democratic-leaning areas, that lead might narrow over the next few days. “”.
However, as of Sunday morning, NBC News and DecisionDesk HQ had yet to announce the race.
Furthermore, a recount would be required by Pennsylvania law if the margin of votes was 0.05 percent or less after the count was completed.
It seems that McCormick was not asked to enter U. S. Senate orientation, given how close the race is. An official spokesperson for U. S. Sen. . “The race has not been decided with over 100,000 ballots left to be counted in Pennsylvania,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told States Newsroom on Sunday. Following the vote count, we will extend an invitation to the winner, as is customary. “”.
On Friday, the day McCormick held his victory rally in Pittsburgh, a judge in the Common Pleas Court denied McCormick’s request to have more GOP observers participate in the provisional ballot counting in Philadelphia. In an attempt to launch a “global challenge” to provisional ballots, McCormick retracted a second lawsuit.
“Counties throughout the Commonwealth are verifying that there are additional ballots that require counting every day,” said Maddy McDaniel, a spokesman for the Casey campaign. We are aware that over 100,000 ballots remain to be counted, including tens of thousands of provisional ballots in counties that support Senator Casey. The McCormick campaign has acknowledged that these provisional ballots may have an impact on the election’s outcome and has attempted in vain to have them thrown out through lawsuits. As state representatives have stated, counties throughout Pennsylvania require additional time to tabulate the remaining votes, and Pennsylvanians deserve to have their voices heard. “.”.
According to unofficial results as of Sunday, McCormick had 3,370,659 votes, or 49.01 percent, while Casey had 3,330,514 votes, or 48.43 percent.
States Newsroom’s Jennifer Shutt in Washington, DdotC. bureau’s contribution.
November saw an update to this article. 10, 2024, 12:18 p.m. M. at 3:30 p.m., followed by a statement from the McCormick campaign. A. with a statement from Schumer’s agent.
