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Election Denier Bob Casey Still Won't Concede Senate Race

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David McCormick defeated three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania’s Senate race. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick on Thursday afternoon.
The Associated Press explained their reasoning for calling the race that night.
Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s support in Philadelphia and its populous suburbs and built leads in the more GOP-leaning parts of the state, foreclosing the incumbent’s pathway to victory when The Associated Press called the race Thursday.
McCormick was leading by more than 30,000 votes when AP called the race at 4:09 p.m., and though there were an estimated 91,000 votes still outstanding at that time, there were not enough in areas supporting Casey for him to make up the difference.
Although McCormick didn’t win in Philadelphia, he made significant inroads into the Democratic stronghold, mirroring trends seen in Republican victories across the country, including Donald Trump’s. For example, while Casey still led in Philadelphia with 78% of the vote, this was an eight-point drop from his previous performance.

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