{"id":2365796,"date":"2024-11-07T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T23:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-upset-gops-david-mccormick-defeats-pennsylvania-democratic-sen-bob-casey-making-trumps-win-even-bigger\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T18:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T23:31:46","slug":"major-upset-gops-david-mccormick-defeats-pennsylvania-democratic-sen-bob-casey-making-trumps-win-even-bigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-upset-gops-david-mccormick-defeats-pennsylvania-democratic-sen-bob-casey-making-trumps-win-even-bigger\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Upset: GOP&#8217;s David McCormick Defeats Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, Making Trump&#8217;s Win Even Bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fmajor-upset-gops-david-mccormick-defeats-pennsylvania-democratic-sen-bob-casey-making-trumps-win-even-bigger%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=2365796&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">content \u200dprovided includes code<\/a> for\u200d a correction form and script related to submitting a form, as well as \u200ca summary of a \u2062political event regarding the Pennsylvania Senate election. <\/p>\n<p>**Summary of the Political Event:**<\/p>\n<p>Republican David McCormick has defeated three-term Democratic Senator\u200c Bob Casey in the Pennsylvania Senate race,\u2064 marking \u2062a significant flip in the political landscape. McCormick received approximately\u200b 3.34 million votes, narrowly \u2064surpassing\u2063 Casey&#8217;s 3.31\u200c million votes, with Libertarian candidate John Thomas garnering around 87,700 votes. Casey, who has previously\u200c won six statewide elections since 1996, has not yet conceded, as his\u2063 campaign emphasizes\u2064 that there are still many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pa-county-reports-voting-machine-issues-affecting-republican-ballots-dominion-releases-statement\/\" title=\"PA County Reports Voting Machine Issues Affecting Republican Ballots; Dominion Releases Statement\u00a0\">ballots left<\/a> to be counted. The victory for McCormick adds to the Republican \u200btally in the Senate, bringing their total to 53 seats, with ongoing contests yet to be decided. The campaign for McCormick relied on \u2064gaining support among grassroots voters and \u2063avoiding\u200c intra-party conflicts, building on his previous political \u2062experience.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump tsunami has washed away a long-time Senate Democratic powerhouse from Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Republican David McCormick defeated three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pennsylvania-senate-2024-election-david-mccormick-casey-866a8712dea0b52b5d8d6b4844968b53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press,<\/a> which called the race Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The AP noted that prior to Tuesday&rsquo;s loss, Casey had won six statewide elections since 1996. Casey was first elected to the Senate in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/11\/05\/us\/elections\/results-pennsylvania-us-senate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, McCormick received 3,340,649 votes against 3,308,961 for Casey. Libertarian John Thomas received 87,706 votes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: PA Senate race has officially been called for Republican Dave McCormick who beat incumbent Democrat Bob Casey.<\/p>\n<p>Another Senate seat flipped from D to R! &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oxuJ9vqrUK\">pic.twitter.com\/oxuJ9vqrUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1854637710478393409?\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/07\/nx-s1-5183199\/pennsylvania-senate-results-mccormick-wins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>, the victory gives the Republicans 53 seats in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-flip-third-senate-seat-ousting-three-term-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate,<\/a> with two contests not yet decided.<\/p>\n<p>A representative from Casey&rsquo;s campaign said it has not yet conceded, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/11\/07\/dave-mccormick-wins-pennsylvania-senate-00188197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the Pennsylvania Secretary of State said this afternoon, there are tens of thousands of ballots across the Commonwealth still to count, which includes provisional ballots, military and overseas ballots, and mail ballots,&rdquo; campaign representative Maddy McDaniel said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This race is within half a point and cannot be called while the votes of thousands of Pennsylvanians are still being counted. We will make sure every Pennsylvanian&rsquo;s voice is heard,&rdquo; McDaniel said.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick, who was endorsed by President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brutal-rejection-tim-walzs-home-county-shows-really-feel-trumps-win-gets-even-bigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, won a GOP primary but worked overtime to avoid splintering the party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hell no I&rsquo;m not running for the Casey seat.<\/p>\n<p>This is the PEOPLE&rsquo;S seat, and Bob Casey has failed to earn it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uGdvsxviPL\">pic.twitter.com\/uGdvsxviPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave McCormick (@DaveMcCormickPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveMcCormickPA\/status\/1853513013875142840?\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re going to agree with about 80 percent of what I say &hellip; but we disagree 90 percent of the time with the crazy progressive left that&rsquo;s destroying our country,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-backs-senate-candidate-said-not-maga-key-swing-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during one campaign swing.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick sowed the seeds of his 2024 campaign in 2022 by being a graceful loser when he was defeated by Mehmet Oz in a GOP primary, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/election-2024\/2024\/04\/21\/david-mccormick-bob-casey-pennsylvania-primary\/stories\/202404190095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He stepped aside. He congratulated Oz. By doing so, he earned some support and appreciation among Republicans. He set the tone for another attempt in 2024.&rdquo; said Christopher Borick, a political scientist at Muhlenberg College in Allentown.<\/p>\n<p>Then he built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-beams-makes-first-public-comments-since-trumps-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unity<\/a> by talking to voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He spent a lot of 2023 meeting grassroots folks, doing dinners, meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">party chairs<\/a> and various coalition groups,&rdquo; said Vince Galko, a Republican strategist.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the time the fall of 2023 came around, they got to know him more on a personal level. He had a lot of that support built up organically rather than buying it via media or mail. It was a smart strategy to get that behind him and avoid a bruising primary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Republican David McCormick triumphed over three-term Democratic Senator Bob Casey, as reported by the Associated Press on Thursday evening. Before this defeat, Casey had secured six statewide victories since 1996 and was first elected to the Senate in 2006. The New York Times indicated that McCormick garnered 3,340,649 votes compared to Casey&#8217;s 3,308,961 votes, with Libertarian John Thomas receiving 87,706 votes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2365797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PA-Senate.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43301,44580,6203,5836,3634],"class_list":["post-2365796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bob-casey","tag-david-mccormick","tag-gop","tag-pennsylvania","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/PA-Senate.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365796","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365796"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365800,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365796\/revisions\/2365800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}