by Bradley Jaye at Breitbart
Sen. Bob Casey continues to deny the results of his election defeat, despite the Associated Press acknowledging Republican Dave McCormick won the critical Pennsylvania Senate race and previous statements that election deniers “should not serve in any office.”
Casey’s spokesman disputed the race is over despite the AP and networks reporting McCormick won.
“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,” campaign spokesman Maddy McDaniel said in a statement. “This race is within half a point and cannot be called while the votes of thousands of Pennsylvanians are still being counted.”
Maddy McDaniel, a Casey campaign spox, is not conceding in new statement after the AP projection:
“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,… https://t.co/fyyLgxy50R
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) November 7, 2024
Casey’s election denialism comes after he previously claimed protecting democracy would be a key issue in his campaign.
“We’ve got to make sure that we protect our democracy, protect voting rights, and make sure that those who don’t have respect for the Constitution and the rule of law are held to account,” he said in January, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star reported.
Casey accurately predicted election denial would be…
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