{"id":2365680,"date":"2024-11-07T15:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/casey-braces-for-recount-with-mccormick-in-pennsylvania-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T15:06:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T20:06:48","slug":"casey-braces-for-recount-with-mccormick-in-pennsylvania-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/casey-braces-for-recount-with-mccormick-in-pennsylvania-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey braces for recount with McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcasey-braces-for-recount-with-mccormick-in-pennsylvania-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the ongoing \u2063Pennsylvania Senate race,\u200b Democrat \u2063Bob Casey and Republican \u200cDave McCormick\u200b are facing an automatic recount due to a narrow margin of \u2064approximately 30,000 votes. With 99% of\u2064 ballots counted, McCormick led\u2063 with 48.9%, compared to Casey&#8217;s \u200b48.5%, a difference falling within\u200b the 0.5% threshold that necessitates a recount.\u200c Casey&#8217;s \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-shifts-gears-as-he-begins-new-phase-of-campaign\/\" title=\"DeSantis changes direction in campaign&#039;s new phase.\">campaign remains optimistic<\/a> about closing the gap as more votes are counted, asserting that every\u2063 vote must be heard. Conversely, the McCormick campaign claims \u2063victory, confident\u2063 their candidate will retain\u200c his lead, \u2064particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-drags-out-passage-of-95-billion-foreign-aid-bill-putting-him-at-odds-with-mitch-mcconnell\/\" title=\"Rand Paul delays B foreign aid bill, clashes with Mitch McConnell\">citing strong support<\/a> from\u200c conservative \u200careas like Cambria\u2064 County. Both campaigns are preparing for the possibility of a protracted decision process, with Republicans projected to maintain a Senate \u200bmajority \u200bregardless of\u2062 the\u2064 outcome. Additionally, Democrats are hopeful that outstanding provisional ballots, which historically have favored\u200b them,\u2062 may\u2064 influence the final\u200b results. The Pennsylvania race is part of a larger electoral landscape that could impact\u2063 the Republican majority in the Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Casey and McCormick both project victory as recount looms for Pennsylvania Senate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1874302\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/casey-still-has-hope-to-save-pennsylvania-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bob Casey&rsquo;s\">Bob Casey&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-PA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">reelection campaign<\/a> is bracing for an automatic recount in Pennsylvania&rsquo;s battleground Senate race that remained among the handful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3221507\/uncalled-house-senate-races-determine-majorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"too close to call\">too close to call<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dave McCormick\">Dave McCormick<\/a> led Casey 48.9%-48.5% with 99% of the ballots counted. The 0.4-point gap, or roughly 30,000 votes, was within the 0.5-percentage-point threshold that triggers a required recount in the Key Stone State.<\/p>\n<p>The Casey campaign projected confidence its deficit would erode once remaining votes were tallied in the closely watched battle that could expand the Senate&rsquo;s Republican majority next year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With tens of thousands more votes to be counted, we are committed to ensuring every Pennsylvanian&rsquo;s vote is heard and confidence that at the end of that process, Senator Casey will be re-elected,&rdquo; Casey campaign spokeswoman Maddy McDaniel said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3162079\/trump-cabinet-names-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NAMES SWIRL FOR TRUMP SECOND CABINET AS TRANSITION TEAM MEETS WHITE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The McCormick campaign and Senate Republicans claimed an unofficial victory, equally as confident that their candidate would maintain his slim lead. The campaign says Casey should concede and that it was past time for outlets to call the race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While votes continue to be counted, any way you slice it, Dave McCormick will be the next United States senator from Pennsylvania,&rdquo; McCormick campaign communications director Elizabeth Gregory said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The McCormick campaign was eyeing Cambria County, a conservative stronghold with only 51% of its ballots tallied, as evidence the race was over. McCormick led the county by about 25 points. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats countered by noting outstanding provisional ballots in past cycles have favored them.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This combination of photos taken in Pennsylvania shows Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), left, at a campaign event on Sept. 13, 2024, in Wilkes-Barre, and David McCormick, the Republican nominee for Senate, at a campaign event, April 25, 2024, in Harrisburg. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump flipped Pennsylvania with 50.5% to Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s 48.5%. McCormick was underperforming Trump at 48.9%, while Casey was matching Harris at 48.5%.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-republicans-hope-to-gain-several-state-legislature-seats-in-nail-biter-races\/\" title=\"California Republicans Hope to Gain Several State Legislature Seats in Nail-Biter Races\">nail-biter race<\/a> could still be weeks away from being decided, given provisional ballots and a possible recount. But with or without it, Republicans will have at least a two-seat majority come January. The current chamber makeup from the election sits at 52-45, with Senate races in Nevada and Arizona also too close to call but leaning in Democrats&rsquo; favor.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats led in both states, with Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) leading Republican Sam Brown by 0.9 points in Nevada with 90% of the ballots. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was ahead by 2.2 points of Republican Kari Lake in Arizona with 69% of the ballots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although Election Day came and went, the continued counting of ballots and the possibility of recounts or legal action meant the pleas for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">campaign donations weren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t over. Supporters of Casey, Rosen, and Gallego continued to face donation solicitations, some of which were sent on behalf of the campaign of Maryland Democratic Sen.-elect Angela Alsobrooks.<\/p>\n<p>On the House side, Republicans got good news out of Pennsylvania on Thursday when a trio of tight House races were called all in the GOP&rsquo;s favor. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), the former Freedom Caucus chairman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3206209\/2024-election-penn%5B%E2%80%A6%5D-house-district-10-results-scott-perry-janelle-stelson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"won his race\">won his race<\/a>, while Republican Robert Bresnahan unseated Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Republican Ryan Mackenzie beat incumbent Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1874302\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1874302\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casey and McCormick both claim victory as recount approaches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2365682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/casey-mccormick-scaled-1024x697.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13443,21644,5836,6275,34723],"class_list":["post-2365680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-casey","tag-mccormick","tag-pennsylvania","tag-recount","tag-senate-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/casey-mccormick-scaled-1024x697.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365684,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365680\/revisions\/2365684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}