Why Does Casey Refuse to Concede the Senate Election?

The liberty principle for this Freedom Friday concerns election integrity. Sen. Bob Casey, the Democratic incumbent in Pennsylvania, refused to concede the election. Instead, he wanted a recount despite the fact that numerous news outlets had called the election for Republican challenger Dave McCormick. However, the official margin is within the 0.5 percent cutoff for a recount.

Casey has a long shot for winning the election, and many people have called on him to concede the election. Nevertheless, election officials in several Pennsylvania counties decided to use illegal means – counting undated or misdated ballots -- to help Casey win. However, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court stepped into the situation and came down hard on Casey and his attorney, Marc Elias, for trying to undermine the will of the voters to steal a Senate seat.

According to Blaze News, the court used law to for its decision: “The Election Code commands absentee and mail-in electors to date the declaration that appears upon ballot return envelopes, and failure to comply with that command renders a ballot invalid as a matter of Pennsylvania law.” 

The Blaze News article gave comments from the Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley as well as comments from the National Committee of Senate Republicans.

“Following our latest RNC lawsuit, today the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled yet again that undated ballots CANNOT BE COUNTED. No more excuses. Election officials in Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and other countries have absolutely no choice but to reject illegal ballots,” wrote Whatley on X.

“We will hold them to it. Protect The Vote!” he concluded.

The National Committee of Senate Republicans was far more acerbic in its fiery response.

“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rightfully struck down the flagrantly lawless campaign by Bob Casey and his scumbag lawyer, Marc Elias, to undermine the will of the voters and steal a Senate seat weeks after the election was called,” the organization wrote on social media.

“[Pennsylvania Gov.] Josh Shapiro, [Sen.] John Fetterman, and national Democrats must call on Casey to concede and stop undermining faith in our elections.”