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FBaggins

(27,746 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 11:19 AM Nov 12

Schumer invites McCormick, Gallego to Senate orientation

Source: The Hill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has invited Pennsylvania Republican David McCormick and Arizona Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D) to the Senate orientation this week after initially not extending an invitation to either due to uncounted ballots in both races.

Schumer’s decision to exclude McCormick was contentious because The Associated Press had declared him the winner in the Pennsylvania Senate race days ago. Republican strategists argued that Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) had no viable path to erasing his opponent’s 35,000-vote advantage.

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Schumer had come under growing pressure since Sunday to invite both McCormick and Gallego to the orientation.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) noted in a post on the social platform X that she attended her Senate orientation in 2018 even though her race wasn’t called for nearly a week.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4985518-schumer-mccormick-gallego-senate-orientation/



Both sides were acting childishly... I suppose it's better this way.
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Schumer invites McCormick, Gallego to Senate orientation (Original Post) FBaggins Nov 12 OP
It would be petty to act like republicans do, mustn't do that nt Autumn Nov 12 #1
Republicans controlled the senate when Sinema joined FBaggins Nov 12 #3
Of course she attended. She was the closest thing you can find to a Autumn Nov 12 #4
Did Sinema win? gab13by13 Nov 12 #5
Yes to both FBaggins Nov 12 #6
Did Pa. declare McCormick won, or just the AP? gab13by13 Nov 12 #7
No... that was me FBaggins Nov 12 #8
So the AP has the final say in who won Pa.? WTF. gab13by13 Nov 12 #2
The recount is underway Polybius Nov 14 #9

Autumn

(46,395 posts)
4. Of course she attended. She was the closest thing you can find to a
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 11:39 AM
Nov 12

fucking republican without being registered as one.

FBaggins

(27,746 posts)
8. No... that was me
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 12:36 PM
Nov 12

There are enough votes outstanding to cut the gap into the recount range (though the most recent ballots have gone the other way)... but recounts shift hundreds of votes... not tens of thousands.

gab13by13

(25,290 posts)
2. So the AP has the final say in who won Pa.? WTF.
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 11:33 AM
Nov 12

Tell me this isn't another Bush v Gore where they stopped counting the ballots. I bet after McCormick goes through orientation Magats will ask the Supreme Court to stop the count in Pa.

What about a recount if the election is close? Will the SC forbid that also?

What does Marc Elias say? I will have to watch Nicolle today to find out these answers. Elias is usually on Nicolle on Wednesdays, but, close enough.

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