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Polybius

(18,087 posts)
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 11:34 AM Nov 10

Casey urges patience in vote-counting for Pa. U.S. Senate race as McCormick returns to Connecticut

Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star

After the Associated Press called the race in his favor, GOP U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick gave a victory speech in Pittsburgh on Friday, thanking incumbent Sen. Bob Casey for his service to Pennsylvania and urging him to concede.

“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. “We knew on election night we had won, because the math was clear and there’s no way for Senator Casey to win, and the AP certainly recognized that yesterday by calling the race.”

But on Saturday morning, as ballots continued to be counted that could determine whether he would be Pennsylvania’s next U.S. Senator, McCormick flew to Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Casey hammered McCormick for his Connecticut connection throughout the campaign, repeatedly pointing to an August 2023 AP article which maintained that the former hedge fund CEO continued to live in Connecticut even as he sought to represent the people of Pennsylvania.

Read more: https://penncapital-star.com/election-2024/casey-urges-patience-in-vote-counting-for-pa-u-s-senate-race-as-mccormick-returns-to-connecticut/



Vote tally so far:

Casey with 3,330,514 votes, or 48.43%

McCormick’s with 3,370,659 votes, or 49.01%
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JohnSJ

(96,718 posts)
2. How could so many Pennsylvanians be so stupid to vote for someone who doesn't even have ties to the state.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 11:46 AM
Nov 10

LauraInLA

(1,315 posts)
6. Maybe, but right now we're trying to help voters fix their ballots in the current system. And you can help.
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 03:25 PM
Nov 10

Deminpenn

(16,338 posts)
7. Heard McCormick also filed
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 08:14 PM
Nov 10

a lawsuit seeking to toss provisional ballots. Tells me, despite his claim, McCormick isn't sure he'll the math will work out in his favor.

Polybius

(18,087 posts)
8. The counting has been at a snail's pace since I posted this on Sunday
Wed Nov 13, 2024, 01:01 PM
Nov 13

Here's how it looks now:


Casey with 3,350,973 votes, or 48.5%

McCormick’s with 3,380,310 votes, or 48.9%


How many votes are left, and when will counting be over?
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