by Barnini Chakraborty at Washington Examiner
Republicans are going on the offense in Pennsylvania’s contentious Senate recount battle, filing dozens of cases to ensure only “legal votes” are counted and dispatching hundreds of attorneys and observers to every county in the Keystone State to watch the proceedings.
The RNC’s ground game, which includes “an aggressive, comprehensive, and strategic legal posture,” will continue “for as long as it takes to make sure this election is going to be certified and Dave McCormick is going to be seated in the United States Senate,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley told reporters on Monday.
Incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and McCormick, his GOP challenger, are locked in a razor-thin race. The Associated Press, as well as other outlets, have called the race for McCormick. McCormick has declared victory and already traveled to Washington, D.C., for Senate orientation, though Casey, who has served in the Senate since 2007, has refused to concede. Casey could have stopped the recount and saved Pennsylvania taxpayers about $1 million, but his campaign believes that he has the votes to win.
A recount is triggered in Pennsylvania when the margin of an election is within half of a percentage point.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of State,…