Tag Archives: David McCormick

Dem Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Concedes Race

The New York Times reports: Senator Bob Casey, a three-term Democrat from Pennsylvania long seen as an institution in state politics, was defeated on Thursday by his Republican challenger, the former hedge-fund executive David McCormick, in a stunning upset in one of the nation’s top Senate races. Mr. Casey conceded on Thursday shortly before The New York Times called the …

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Recount Ordered In Pennsylvania US Senate Race

CNN reports: The incredibly tight Pennsylvania race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick will head to a recount, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced Wednesday. While provisional and mail ballots are still being counted, unofficial results show the race to be within the one-half of 1% margin to automatically trigger a recount under state …

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McCormick Sues Over Pennsylvania Provisional Ballots

Philadelphia’s Fox affiliate reports: Despite having already been declared the winner by the Associated Press in his campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr. in Pennsylvania, David McCormick filed two lawsuits in Philadelphia Friday, challenging 15,000 to 20,000 provisional ballots that city elections officials were set to consider counting. McCormick currently holds a 0.5% lead over Casey, with …

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AP: Dave McCormick Unseats Dem PA Sen. Bob Casey

The Associated Press reports: Republican Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, The Associated Press projected, marking the 53rd Senate seat Republicans have captured in winning back the majority. Pennsylvania saw one of the most expensive Senate races in the country this cycle — and McCormick had early backing from national Republican operatives during the …

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Pennsylvania Senate Race May Be Headed For Recount

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: The razor-thin margin in Republican David McCormick‘s lead over longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey may trigger an automatic recount, leaving a pivotal U.S. Senate race in doubt a while longer even as the week shapes up to be a historic win for the GOP. By 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mr. McCormick led by about 31,000 votes …

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Senate Nominee Linked To $415M In Russian Assets

The Guardian reports: David McCormick, the Republican candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania, led the largest hedge fund in the world while it managed and advised funds holding hundreds of millions of dollars in Russian debt, documents obtained by the Guardian show. Filings with the US Department of Labor, known as form 5500s, show that from 2017 to 2021, Bridgewater …

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Senate Nominee Held Fake Autism Event At Philly Shop

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick on Friday afternoon made a campaign stop outside Max’s Steaks in North Philadelphia, the latest in a series of GOP events aimed at reaching out to Black voters in Philly this year. Mike Sfida, manager at Max’s, said he was told the event was for autism awareness and was surprised …

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GOP To Spend $100 Million On PA Senate Race Ads

CNN reports: Sen. Bob Casey is bracing for a GOP onslaught. After a summer where he and his GOP opponent, David McCormick, have engaged in a brutal exchange of attacks in the marquee US Senate race in Pennsylvania, leaving the race in a dead heat, Republicans are preparing to drop more than $100 million across the airwaves in the final …

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Trump Endorses Senate Candidate He Used To Attack

The Washington Post reports: Former President Donald Trump backed former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick on Saturday in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, after excoriating him two years earlier. “I am officially giving my endorsement to David McCormick tonight,” Trump told the crowd. “He wants to run a good ship. He’s a smart guy who was a very successful guy. He’s …

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McCormick Launches Second Bid For Senate In PA

NBC News reports: Businessman Dave McCormick launched his Senate campaign in Pittsburgh on Thursday, most likely setting up a pivotal battle with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., that could determine partisan control of the chamber. McCormick, who lost his previous Senate bid to Republican Mehmet Oz by less than 1,000 votes last year, enters the contest with broad support across the …

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AP: David McCormick To Run Again For Senate In PA

The Associated Press reports: Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey after narrowly losing an expensive and bruising GOP primary last year to a Donald Trump-endorsed rival. McCormick, 58, has strong support from the party establishment. With his deep …

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McCormick Concedes To Oz In PA GOP Senate Primary

The Associated Press reports: Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign Friday night as he acknowledged an ongoing statewide recount wouldn’t give him enough votes to make up the deficit. McCormick said he had called Oz to concede. “It’s now clear to …

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Court Rules For McCormick In Ballot Counting Lawsuit

The Associated Press reports: A state court agreed Thursday night in a ballot-counting lawsuit with the campaign of David McCormick, who is in a neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz. In the decision, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer ordered counties to count the ballots in question, although her decision could …

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McCormick Seeks Hand Recount In PA Senate Primary

NBC News reports: Dave McCormick’s Senate campaign — citing what it called several “abnormalities” — will seek a hand recount of select precincts in 12 Pennsylvania counties as a broader, state-mandated recount gets under way in his too-close-to-call Republican primary with celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz. A senior campaign official who briefed reporters on the plans Tuesday afternoon offered several complaints, …

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McCormick Sues To Have Undated Mail Ballots Counted

NBC News reports: Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick filed a lawsuit Monday in a bid to ensure certain mail-in ballots aren’t disqualified from last week’s Pennsylvania primary, in which his fight against Mehmet Oz remains too close to call. McCormick, in papers filed in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, said a number of county boards of election are refusing to …

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PA Senate Candidates Hire Trump Lawyers For Recount

Politico reports: Both Oz and McCormick have enlisted alumni from former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign to gird themselves for a potential recount. Mike Roman, the director of Trump’s Election Day operations, is helping the McCormick team, according to a source familiar with his efforts. The Oz campaign has brought onboard James Fitzpatrick, who led Pennsylvania’s Election Day operations for …

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Recount Likely In Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary was still undecided Wednesday, with celebrity surgeon Mehmet Oz clinging to a narrow lead of about 2,500 votes over David McCormick. But with thousands or even tens of thousands of votes still to be counted (including both some in-person votes and mail ballots), it was unclear who would have the edge once …

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Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary Still Too Close To Call

Bloomberg News reports: Pennsylvania’s bitterly fought Republican US Senate primary was too close to call early Wednesday with celebrity physician Mehmet Oz holding the slimmest of leads over former Bridgewater Associates Chief Executive Officer David McCormick. Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, had 31.3% of the vote to McCormick’s 31.1%, with 99% of the votes counted, according …

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GOP Senate Candidate Roasts Trump For Backing Oz

Axios reports: Dave McCormick, who privately lobbied hard to win former President Trump’s blessing, is going after Trump for backing Dr. Oz in the country’s hottest current race — the Pennsylvania GOP race for U.S. Senate. Trump slammed McCormick Friday night at a rally in Pennsylvania. Now McCormick is punching back in an ad you’re seeing first on Axios — …

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Candidate To Run “Let’s Go Brandon” Super Bowl Ad

The Hill reports: A Republican candidate running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is planning to run a campaign ad featuring chants of “Let’s go Brandon” during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The ad from candidate David McCormick features text highlighting issues that have hindered the Biden administration including the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan and rising inflation against an audio …

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