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Polybius

(18,118 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 09:08 PM Nov 12

Schumer invites McCormick and Gallego to Senate orientation

Source: Politico

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has extended Senate orientation invitations to Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick and Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego after previously withholding them while their respective races remained unsettled.

Schumer previously insisted the Pennsylvania race had not yet been decided, despite the Associated Press calling it for McCormick over incumbent Democrat Bob Casey, who has yet to concede. “We will invite the winner once the votes are counted,” a spokesperson for Schumer said in a statement on Sunday.

The AP called Gallego’s race late Monday night, marking the final Senate race call of the 2024 elections.

“Ruben Gallego and David McCormick have been invited to attend orientation,” a spokesperson for Schumer said Tuesday morning.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/12/congress/dave-mccormick-ruben-gallego-senate-orientation-00188978

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Schumer invites McCormick and Gallego to Senate orientation (Original Post) Polybius Nov 12 OP
Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls Prairie Gates Nov 12 #1
It makes sense even if McCormick ends up losing. ColinC Nov 12 #2

ColinC

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2. It makes sense even if McCormick ends up losing.
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 09:21 PM
Nov 12

It's not like Casey would need an orientation, anyways.

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