Marco Rubio and other Republican leaders have angrily accused the embattled Democratic Party in the U.S. Senate of failing to honor election results.
They say GOP Sen.-elect Dave McCormick (R-PA) is being snubbed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer , who has refused to invite McCormick to an orientation at the upper chamber of Congress this week because he doesn’t accept the race is over.
McCormick was ahead of Democratic incumbent Bob Casey by 39,000 votes on Sunday and the Associated Press projection last Thursday gave the Republican the win. Casey has yet to concede.
But a spokesperson for Schumer insisted in a statement to Politico : “With over 100,000 ballots left to be counted in Pennsylvania, the race has not been decided. As is custom, we will invite the winner once the votes are counted.”
He was referring to the 2024 presidential election campaign when Democrats warned Donald Trump would contest the result if he lost.
McCormick also won support from the three senators vying to become the chamber’s next Republican majority leader.