Republican Dave McCormick has won the Senate race in Pennsylvania, according to reports, and yet it hasn’t been called because there are outstanding ballots in Philadelphia.
Guy Benson reports that a source in the race is “mystified and exasperated” over the delay in calling the race and says Bob Casey has no path to victory at this point:
A source in the #PASen race is mystified/exasperated by the continued non-call. Senator-elect McCormick’s team has shown the basic math to reporters — Casey has no path and has lost — and no one really disputes it. Yet the call still isn’t made. Enough. It’s over. https://t.co/GipF2iWO38
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) November 7, 2024
That being said, not even Decision Desk has called the race yet.
Fox News just did a report on the race and said that if the race is within .5% where it currently sits, state law automatically triggers a recount. But they say McCormick’s team doesn’t believe once the remaining ballots are counted that will be an issue.
Luke Thompson, whose tweet sparked this report said this:
Dave McCormick has won the race for Pennsylvania’s senate seat, defeating Bob Casey. The press need to get off their duffs and call the race. This is getting absurd.
— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) November 6, 2024
It seems the Casey campaign is playing for time and feeding local reporters bad info. Philly is done. There are no sizable chunks of blue votes left, but tens of thousands of McCormick votes outstanding.
— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) November 6, 2024
Hopefully this gets called soon and Republicans can enjoy a 53 vote majority in the Senate.
UPDATE: McCormick’s campaign released this statement:
In related news, Kari Lake is still behind just over 2 points to Ruben Gallego in Arizona. But some Republicans believe she can still pull this race out.