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applegrove

(123,111 posts) Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:16 PM Nov 13

The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is officially heading to a recount. The state's Secretary of the Commonwealth

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The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is officially heading to a recount. The state’s Secretary of the Commonwealth ordered all 67 counties to count their ballots again as Republican Dave McCormick’s 3,380,310 votes is within 0.5% of incumbent Democrat Bob Casey’s 3,350,972, triggering a recount under the Election Code. Multiple outlets have already called the race for McCormick, but Casey has yet to concede. Read more from @SpotlightPA.

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The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is officially heading to a recount. The state's Secretary of the Commonwealth (Original Post) applegrove Nov 13 OP

A recount isnt going to change the winner by 30,000 votes ColinC Nov 13 #1

Sadly agree moonscape Nov 13 #2

There's Still 80K Votes To Count SoCalDavidS Nov 13 #3

Yep 82 000 left 26 500 difference in democratic strongholds Tribetime Nov 13 #4

Thanks! We will definitely have to wait to see how close it is. ColinC Nov 13 #5

Recount Probably Won't Change the Count Very Much PBC_Democrat Thursday #7

K&R UTUSN Thursday #6

Don't concede! lindysalsagal Thursday #8

ColinC

(10,667 posts)

1. A recount isnt going to change the winner by 30,000 votes

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:17 PM

Nov 13

moonscape

(5,363 posts)

2. Sadly agree

Reply to ColinC (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:50 PM

Nov 13

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)

3. There's Still 80K Votes To Count

Reply to ColinC (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:56 PM

Nov 13

It will narrow, but probably not enough. But it should be a lot lower than 30K, especially if a lot of the ballots came from Philadelphia.

Tribetime

(6,360 posts)

4. Yep 82 000 left 26 500 difference in democratic strongholds

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:59 PM

Nov 13

Casey can win....but there will be a recount either way lots of votes to count still

ColinC

(10,667 posts)

5. Thanks! We will definitely have to wait to see how close it is.

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 13, 2024, 10:59 PM

Nov 13

I dont think recounts make much of a difference unless it's less than a few thousand vote difference.

PBC_Democrat

(403 posts)

7. Recount Probably Won't Change the Count Very Much

Reply to ColinC (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:39 AM

Thursday

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He is only down 26,520 votes but with 82,000 remaining to be counted - he has to take 66% to win.

Possible but not likely. Recounts tend to change the numbers slightly, but equally for each candidate.

Time to start looking at the 2026 when Rs have to protect 20 Republican seats while the Ds have to worry about 13. Sounds like fertile seat-stealing time

UTUSN

(72,396 posts)

6. K&R

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 12:32 AM

Thursday

lindysalsagal

(22,374 posts)

8. Don't concede!

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Thu Nov 14, 2024, 01:50 AM

Thursday

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