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Republicans flip Pennsylvania Senate seat
The Hill ^ | 11/14/2024 | Al Weaver

Posted on 11/14/2024 12:11:59 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Republican David McCormick is projected to defeat Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in one of the nation’s preeminent battlegrounds, according to Decision Desk HQ, adding to the party’s margins after it took back control of the upper chamber earlier this week.

The win by McCormick, a wealthy ex-hedge fund CEO, marked the culmination of a decade-long Republican effort to oust Casey. It also means the state’s representation in the Senate will be split, as it had been for the 12 years before Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) victory in 2022.

Casey had led throughout much of the campaign, though that lead narrowed in the final weeks. According to an Emerson College poll, he led by a single percentage point two weeks out from Election Day

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bobcasey; bobcaseyjr; casey; davidmccormick; flip; mccormick; pennsyvlania; republicans; senate; wellbye
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I thought there was a recount?
1 posted on 11/14/2024 12:11:59 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There is. Hopefully, they won’t be able to cheat Casey in for 6 more years.


2 posted on 11/14/2024 12:13:37 PM PST by woweeitsme
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To: ChicagoConservative27

If there’s a recount I’m betting on the Democrat. I don’t want that, but that’s where my money is going.


3 posted on 11/14/2024 12:15:50 PM PST by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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They have to make up over 25,000 votes. If this were prior to Election Day, sure, the DEMs could win. But it seems very unlikely now.


4 posted on 11/14/2024 12:20:00 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27; woweeitsme; JonPreston; CatOwner
There's another article on the site about the matter being before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding counting ballots with date issues.

Legal battle over Pennsylvania mail ballots with date issues returns as Senate recount begins

I thought a court had already ruled that ballots with improper dates could not be counted. This race should be well over now.

5 posted on 11/14/2024 12:22:40 PM PST by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There will be a recount. DDHQ has been holding off to make sure there were not enough outstanding ballots, e.g. provisional, absentee, etc, to flip the race. Apparently in their judgement any ballots that are left will not make a difference.


6 posted on 11/14/2024 12:24:04 PM PST by Roadrunner383
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RE: They have to make up over 25,000 votes

That’s why Obamacare covers carpal tunnel and tendinitis. Filling out all the fake ballots is difficult.✍️✍️🗳️🗳️🥼🩺💊💊💊


7 posted on 11/14/2024 12:30:19 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The issue is before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Whew, I was worried for a minute before reading that.


8 posted on 11/14/2024 12:30:42 PM PST by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: CatOwner

Exactly. They could “find” 500-1,000 votes in a recount to flip, but no way are 25,000 votes going to change in a recount.

The Al Franken/Norm Coleman Minnesota senate seat and Washington governor’s races that everyone remembers for flipping D after the fact had margins only in the 200’s heading into the recount.


9 posted on 11/14/2024 12:32:39 PM PST by pburiak (You really think we can vote our way out of this? That’s so cute...)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Job one, Mr. Trump, is establish a deadline for votes to be turned in by the states. This is beyond stupid and embarrassing. We all know what’s going on here.


10 posted on 11/14/2024 12:41:11 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Multiple posts on Reddit about Dems in PA literally knocking on, almost down, doors to bet ballots “cured”.


11 posted on 11/14/2024 12:44:53 PM PST by keat
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To: Lizavetta

I don’t know if President Trump has the authority to do this. The states have the power to conduct their elections with some, but limited, oversight by Congress. It is the people of the state who should be embarrassed that in the 21st century it takes days or even weeks to count the votes. They need to demand reform.

On the other hand, this mess does make the ‘popular vote’ idea seem to be absurd on its face. Who knows when California will finish counting votes?


12 posted on 11/14/2024 12:46:37 PM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Recount is triggered because race is under .5%.

Its a formality.

McCormicks lead is going to hold, he’s up 25k, not sure of the remaining votes, but its declining with every update.

The recount is not likely to change the numbers by more than a few hundred maybe a few thousand votes... at most one way or another... You aren’t making up 25k votes with a recount.


13 posted on 11/14/2024 12:50:36 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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Suck it dems. He's already got his office on the hill.


14 posted on 11/14/2024 12:55:27 PM PST by Pollard
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Mighty Casey has struck out.


15 posted on 11/14/2024 12:56:40 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: Lizavetta

States run there own elections

Maybe congress can make a law about the federal election but it wouldn’t cover state races.


16 posted on 11/14/2024 12:57:39 PM PST by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: Lizavetta

Voting extending past Wednesday night means those involved are A) incompetent B) crooked or C) both.

I’m going for C) on this one.


17 posted on 11/14/2024 12:57:56 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: woweeitsme

I AM CURIOUS HOW MANY AMISH MADE THE DIFFERENCE.


18 posted on 11/14/2024 1:01:57 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: JonPreston

Assuming the Democrats cheated in the first count, a recount is likely to work in our favor as Democrat “mistakes” are corrected.

Same with the provisional ballots: It is far more likely that Republican ballots were wrongfully rejected by cheating Democrat poll workers than visa versa. So, as they go through these provisional ballots and cure them, they will tend to reverse any cheating.


19 posted on 11/14/2024 1:02:29 PM PST by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How many times does he have to “win” his seat??

Marko


20 posted on 11/14/2024 1:04:48 PM PST by markoman (Cautiously cynical)
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