Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) on Thursday criticized the Associated Press for endorsing a Republican challenger in the Pennsylvania Senate race, saying the station “should not be voting on this race yet.” said.
“There are still tens of thousands of votes left to be counted across the Commonwealth,” Fetterman said. said in the post“@AP_Politics should not participate in this race until every Pennsylvanian has had their vote counted.”
Associated Presssaid on thursdaySenator Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) lost his race against Republican Dave McCormick.
Decision Desk HQ, a partner of The Hill;No race called yet.
According to the election resultsAs of 6 p.m. ET, McCormick has a 0.5-point lead over Casey, with 49 percent and Casey 48.5 percent, according to data from Decision Desk headquarters.
“As Pennsylvania's Secretary of State stated this afternoon, tens of thousands of ballots still remain to be counted across the commonwealth, including provisional ballots, military and This includes overseas voting and mail-in voting.”Statement posted on XAbout 25 minutes after the Associated Press announced the race call.
“This race is within half a point and cannot be called while thousands of Pennsylvanians' votes are still being counted. We will make sure every Pennsylvanian's voice is heard. ”
McCormick campaign communications director Elizabeth Gregory immediately responded to the AP's call, saying: Post to XShe said she was “really proud of this team.”
The Hill has reached out to McCormick's campaign and The Associated Press for comment.
