Funny how the defenders of “democracy” behave when they do not like its results.
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who narrowly lost his re-election bid to Republican Senator-elect Dave McCormick, has refused to concede the race.
Moreover, according to one report, Casey has mounted a legal challenge.
The Associated Press called the race for McCormick on Thursday. As of Friday afternoon, the Senator-elect’s lead over Casey stood at more than 36,000 votes.
Nonetheless, the Democrat incumbent has chosen to hold his ground, insisting that plenty of votes remain uncounted.
“It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted,” Casey wrote Thursday on the social media platform X.
I have dedicated my life to making sure Pennsylvanians’ voices are heard, whether on the floor of the Senate or in a free and fair election. It has been made clear there are more than 100,000 votes still to be counted. Pennsylvania is where our democratic process was born. We…
— Bob Casey Jr. (@Bob_Casey) November 8, 2024
The problem, of course, is that the Associated Press also knew about those outstanding votes.
“McCormick was leading by more…
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