{"id":2370215,"date":"2024-11-18T09:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-defends-dems-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-race\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T09:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:08:03","slug":"fetterman-defends-dems-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-defends-dems-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Defends Dems Counting Invalid Ballots In PA Race"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ffetterman-defends-dems-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-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=2370215&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 a recent statement, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman \u2062defended\u200d Democrats&#8217;\u200d decision to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-prevent-texas-voting-bill-from-passing-with-a-walk-out\/\" title=\"Democrats Prevent Texas Voting Bill From Passing With A Walk Out\">count invalid ballots<\/a> in an ongoing Senate race amidst allegations of election manipulation. \u2064This intervention by Democrats, particularly in Bucks County, was criticized after they voted to count ballots that \u200bwere misdated or undated, despite\u200b a ruling \u2063by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court deeming them invalid. \u200cOne commissioner openly\u200b acknowledged \u200bthat her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">vote violated state\u200c law<\/a> but justified it as necessary\u200c to draw attention to \u200dthe issue.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview\u2063 on\u200b CNN&#8217;s\u2062 &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; Fetterman argued that \u2063the \u2063count of these invalid ballots\u2014amounting to\u2064 just 115\u2014would not significantly affect the close race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican David \u2062McCormick. \u2064He suggested that if roles were reversed, McCormick\u2063 would also\u200d advocate\u200c for\u200c counting every vote. Fetterman further claimed that if the recount showed\u2064 Casey losing, he would likely concede the race.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-want-you-dead-and-they-arent-trying-to-hide-it\/\" title=\"They desire your demise, and they make no effort to conceal it.\">article asserts<\/a> that the Associated\u2062 Press has already called the race for McCormick and criticizes Casey \u200bfor not\u200d conceding, alleging that he is attempting to rig the\u200b outcome \u2063with the help of election consultant\u200d Marc \u2063Elias. This situation has drawn comparisons to the controversial 2008 Minnesota Senate race, where questionable ballots were\u2064 counted after extensive legal battles.\u200c The piece argues\u200d that\u200d such actions reveal a broader Democratic\u2063 strategy \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">undermine election integrity<\/a> for political gain.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1858183407278105019\">  State of the Union\/X <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/18\/john-fetterman-defends-democrats-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=John%20Fetterman%20Defends%20Democrats%20Counting%20Invalid%20Ballots%20In%20PA%20Senate%20Race&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/18\/john-fetterman-defends-democrats-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=John%20Fetterman%20Defends%20Democrats%20Counting%20Invalid%20Ballots%20In%20PA%20Senate%20Race&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/18\/john-fetterman-defends-democrats-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/18\/john-fetterman-defends-democrats-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-senate-race\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=John%20Fetterman%20Defends%20Democrats%20Counting%20Invalid%20Ballots%20In%20PA%20Senate%20Race&amp;body=Democrats'%20only%20concern%20is%20denying%20Republicans%20an%20electoral%20victory,%20no%20matter%20how%20fraudulent%20the%20methods.%20%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/18\/john-fetterman-defends-democrats-counting-invalid-ballots-in-pa-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman defended some Democratic officials&rsquo; decision to count invalid ballots in a bid to rig the outcome of the Senate race between Democrat incumbent Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats on the Bucks County Board of Commissioners <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/14\/people-violate-laws-anytime-they-want-pa-county-dems-defy-state-law-to-count-hundreds-of-illegal-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted<\/a> Thursday to count misdated and undated ballots despite the Pennsylvania Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/03\/last-minute-supreme-court-decisions-temporarily-settle-pennsylvanias-embattled-election-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruling<\/a> those ballots are invalid under state law. One of the Democrats, Diane Ellis-Marseglia, admitted that approving the count of such ballots violates the law but that she would vote to count them nonetheless.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e052aa3e8bb279a9e8f5b2f55922e26b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e052aa3e8bb279a9e8f5b2f55922e26b\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;People violate laws anytime they want,&rdquo; Ellis-Marseglia said. &ldquo;For me if I violate this law, it&rsquo;s because I want a court to pay attention to it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman defended Democrats&rsquo; attempt to rig the election when asked by CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper on &ldquo;State of the Union.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you just pointed out that it refers to 115 ballots, and that&rsquo;s not gonna have an impact on this race at this point. So what&rsquo;s &mdash; where we are now: It&rsquo;s very, very close and I guarantee you if Dave McCormick were in the opposite situation where he was down 15 to 17,000 votes, he would absolutely want to have every last vote counted as well, too,&rdquo; Fetterman said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to count every last vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"LWoWXUYPJqNrRK8cK8DtUewaSn4VaANDsuQT02Oxxd0EIc49I2YzfFMr19E6hnHmbP\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenFettermanPA<\/a> on the ongoing fight in the Pennsylvania Senate election: &#8220;We&#8217;re going to count every last vote.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n7PmswzqJv\">pic.twitter.com\/n7PmswzqJv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1858183407278105019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Fetterman further claimed that if the recount shows Casey coming up short, Casey will likely do the &ldquo;right thing&rdquo; and concede &mdash; but that&rsquo;s where Fetterman gets it wrong. The race has been called for McCormick by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/why-ap-called-pennsylvania-senate-f9af5d80be39fcc7a2abb8258a8f3ccf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, and even The Washington Post&rsquo;s Editorial Board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/11\/15\/pennsylvania-senate-casey-provisional-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chastised<\/a> Democrats for their attempt to rig the election. And yet Casey<em> still<\/em> won&rsquo;t concede. Instead he&rsquo;s enlisted election fixer Marc Elias to help him rig the race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-66db98ae979facae72810b5c0d7234c4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-66db98ae979facae72810b5c0d7234c4\"><\/div>\n<p>Notably, Elias managed to drag out the 2008 Minnesota Senate race recount for months before eventually finding a judge that approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/2024-election\/2024\/11\/13\/schweizer-marc-elias-is-judge-shopping-to-try-to-repeat-al-frankens-dubious-election-for-bob-casey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">counting of questionable provisional ballots<\/a>. Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/wbna28312760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Al Franken<\/a>, who was initially losing, miraculously won by just 312 votes months after the election, and now Casey is hoping Elias&rsquo; dirty tricks work again.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, Democrats are trying to rig this election, and no one in their party cares because they never cared about election integrity to begin with. For years they pretended to be the defenders of fair elections, but it was nothing more than a facade. Democrats&rsquo; only concern is denying Republicans an electoral victory, no matter how fraudulent the methods.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c8c9c6438b2906805573719adb333e87 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c8c9c6438b2906805573719adb333e87\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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