Schumer should just delay the Senate orientation until every senator-elect is a certified winner by their states. The orientation is a formality. It's cocktails and elbow-rubbing for new initiants into the Club. I'm not concerned about orientation. It's optics, a Schumer power play. More concerned about the practical. The resources to set up an office, which McCormick should be availed of right now if he is not already. Don't worry, he'll get a better paying job than a U.S Senator. Yes, Casey will get his recount (that is, if the margin falls within that set out by the applicable statute), will accept the inevitable, and will move on. Everyone else will, even if he doesn't. I have. He'll take his check and be just fine. Red to blue seat 2 years ago, Blue to red seat 2 years later. Interesting. I'd seen that this one is the closest Senate race in PA since James Duff's loss in 1956. I'd have to eye that myself, but I don't doubt it. Toomey's re-election in 2016 was close, but not as close as 2024. That result surprised me as well. A Trump effect on both races. Not far behind was Genevieve Blatt's loss to Hugh Scott in 1964, by about 70,000 votes, in spite of the LBJ landslide.

Casey Jr's last election is the one he finally loses. Don't worry, he'll get a better paying job than a U.S Senator. Red to blue seat 2 years ago, Blue to red seat 2 years later. Interesting. It makes sense. PA is a very purple state. We've usually either had two moderate Republicans (Specter and Heinz, Scott and Schweiker) or an R/D combo (Casey and Toomey, Scott and Clark) for decades.

Updated Results Dave McCormick (R) 3,371,062 49.0% Bob Casey* (D) 3,335,940 48.5% John Thomas (Oth.) 88,460 1.3% Leila Hazou (Oth.) 64,815 0.9% Marty Selker (Oth.) 23,333 0.3%

There won't be a U.S Senate election in Pennsylvania in 4 years because Class 2 is up next.

No, Class 2 is up in 2026

Updated Results Dave McCormick (R) 3,373,863 49.0% Bob Casey* (D) 3,339,751 48.5% John Thomas (Oth.) 88,555 1.3% Other candidates 88,316 1.3%

There won't be a U.S Senate election in Pennsylvania in 4 years because Class 2 is up next. So there WILL be one in four years, because Class 2 is up in 2028. Pennsylvania has a Class I seat and a Class III seat. Class II is up in '26, Class III is up in '28.

Updated Results Dave McCormick (R) 3,377,180 49.0% Bob Casey* (D) 3,344,610 48.5% John Thomas (Oth.) 88,652 1.3% Leila Hazou (Oth.) 65,116 0.9% Marty Selker (Oth.) 23,391 0.3

Updated results, it's getting tighter. Dave McCormick (R) 3,377,667 48.9% Bob Casey* (D) 3,348,180 48.5% John Thomas (Oth.) 88,719 1.3% Leila Hazou (Oth.) 65,252 0.9% Marty Selker (Oth.) 23,406 0.3%

I might be wrong to believe McCormick won this as of now.

I might be wrong to believe McCormick won this as of now. Casey got 65% of the 2 party vote between your last update and your update of 11/11 10:53 PM, and 88% of the vote between your last two updates. Alot depends on where the remaining ballots are from.

Updated results Dave McCormick (R) 3,380,144 48.9% Bob Casey* (D) 3,350,879 48.5% John Thomas (Oth.) 88,803 1.3% Leila Hazou (Oth.) 65,334 0.9% Marty Selker (Oth.) 23,428 0.3%

Updated Results Dave McCormick (R) 3,381,439 48.9% Bob Casey* (D) 3,353,421 48.5% John Thomas (Oth.) 88,859 1.3% Leila Hazou (Oth.) 65,401 0.9% Marty Selker (Oth.) 23,442 0.3

Casey got 58% of the 2 party vote since the update of 11/12 3:38 PM. Any idea how many ballots are left?

I don't know if there's enough votes to put him on top, if there are, then dang.

Last week the Secretary of State said there were 100,000 ballots left to be counted, well by now, the vast majority of them have been counted.

https://x.com/Owens_abc27/status/1856820644937117698

Updated results, Decision Desk HQ David McCormick GOP 3,383,832 48.9% Bob Casey Jr. * DEM 3,356,092 48.5% John Thomas LIB 88,945 1.3% Leila Hazou GRE 65,514 1% Marty Selker CONST 23,462 0.3%

This race should be uncalled honestly. For the moment.

Updated results David McCormick GOP 3,384,179 48.9% Bob Casey Jr. * DEM 3,357,658 48.5% John Thomas LIB 88,956 1.3% Leila Hazou GRE 65,558 1% Marty Selker CONST 23,465 0.3%

A 30,000 vote margin heading to a recount? Sure weird things have happened, but realistically this isn’t changing. The Minnesota 2008 Senate race or the Virginia 2013 AG race changed a few vote totals here or there when the margin was under 1,000 votes, Casey isn’t coming back.

A 30,000 vote margin heading to a recount? Sure weird things have happened, but realistically this isn’t changing. The Minnesota 2008 Senate race or the Virginia 2013 AG race changed a few vote totals here or there when the margin was under 1,000 votes, Casey isn’t coming back. They're still counting votes and there's the possibly of there being enough to put the senator on top.

A 30,000 vote margin heading to a recount? Sure weird things have happened, but realistically this isn’t changing. The Minnesota 2008 Senate race or the Virginia 2013 AG race changed a few vote totals here or there when the margin was under 1,000 votes, Casey isn’t coming back. Agree. Within 0.5% in PA, however, is a statutorily mandated recount (unless Casey waives it, which we won't).

UPDATED RESULTS. Dave McCormick (R) 3,384,294 48.9% Bob Casey* (D) 3,358,526 48.5% John Thomas (Oth.) 88,990 1.3% Leila Hazou (Oth.) 65,586 0.9% Marty Selker (Oth.) 23,472 0.3%

Updated results David McCormick GOP 3,384,816 48.9% Bob Casey Jr. * DEM 3,359,076 48.5% John Thomas LIB 88,993 1.3% Leila Hazou GRE 65,599 1% Marty Selker CONST 23,472 0.3%