‘Absolute lawlessness’: GOP overturns Pa. recount Dems in Casey Senate loss

The Republican Party on Monday blasted Democrats for their refusal to allow the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, taking aim at three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who pushed ahead with a costly recount that they claim is a ‘blatant’ violation of the constitution. state law.

The recount in the state comes after The Associated Press called the race for Republican candidate David McCormick, who narrowly trailed Casey, a Democrat.

McCormick’s unofficial margin of victory is roughly 26,000 votes, or within the 0.5% threshold required under Pennsylvania law to trigger an automatic recount.

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt announced last week that the state would move forward with the recount, noting that counties in the Keystone State had reported a total of about 80,000 uncounted provisional, mail-in or absentee ballots.

The recount began Monday and will continue through Nov. 26, Schmidt said.

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Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) addresses his supporters before former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)

Still, Republican Party officials have argued that the results were decisive and that Casey does not have any viable path to victory in the recount.

Republicans have also criticized Casey for refusing to abandon the recount, which is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1 million.

“What is happening in these counties is absolute lawlessness,” Lawrence Tabas, chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, said of the recount.

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Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks during a campaign event at a restaurant in Pennsylvania. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

In recent days, both the national and state-level Republican parties have petitioned the state Supreme Court to disallow ballots with incorrect or missing dates in key counties across the state, including Bucks County, Center County and Delaware County.

“Let’s be clear about what’s happening here: Pennsylvania Democrats are blatantly trying to break the law by attempting to count illegal ballots. They are doing this because they want to steal a seat in the Senate,” Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee, wrote in a post. on X.

He also took aim at the RNC lawsuits challenging the provincial decisions, vowing to “fight as long as necessary” to ensure McCormick’s victory is upheld.

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“This is exactly the kind of left-wing election meddling that undermines voter confidence,” Whatley said.

The results of the recount are expected to be announced on November 27.