Headline Roundup • June 4th, 2022
McCormick Concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary
Summary from the AllSides News Team
David McCormick on Friday evening conceded in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary to Dr. Mehmet Oz amid an ongoing statewide recount.
Despite a slight lead in recounted mail-in ballots, McCormick said it was "now clear" that the Republican nominee was Oz. The TV celebrity doctor led McCormick by 922 votes in the initial count after the May 17 primary. Many analysts saw the Pennsylvania primary race as a key indicator of how much influence former President Donald Trump, who endorsed Oz back in April, still has over the Republican Party. Oz will now face off against Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who secured the Democratic nomination just days after suffering a stroke.
Outlets across the spectrum suggested that Fetterman's victory in the upcoming midterm race could be the Democrats' "best chance" to strengthen their "fragile 50-50 control of the Senate." Left-rated outlets were more likely to underscore how many of Trump’s "endorsed candidates" have failed to win in the GOP primary races, potentially opening the doors "for a post-Trump candidate in 2024." Some right-rated outlets highlighted how "die-hard Trump supporters" were critical of Oz's stance on a number of Republican issues such as abortion, gun control and transgender rights.
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Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate David McCormick has conceded to Mehmet Oz, handing the GOP nomination to the celebrity doctor backed by former President Donald Trump.
McCormick announced his concession before a recount of the election night results—which saw Oz leading by a razor-thin margin of less than 1,000 votes—was completed. Hours before McCormick conceded, a report from The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that the recount had "produced little change in the tally."
"We came so close to the goal," McCormick said to a crowd of supporters on Friday evening. "But it's now clear to me, with the recount...
Kriston Jae Bethel for The New York Times
David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, conceded the exceedingly close race for the Republican nomination for Senate in Pennsylvania on Friday to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity television physician, with a statewide recount underway and no official race call.
Dr. Oz had a lead of fewer than 1,000 votes, or .07 percent, before the county-by-county recount began last week. The unexpected early concession — five days before the recount’s full results were to be released — was a recognition that Mr. McCormick had gained only handfuls of votes so...
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Celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz has secured the Republican nomination for the US Senate in Pennsylvania after his opponent, former hedge fund manager David McCormick, conceded the race Friday amid an ongoing statewide recount.
“It’s now clear to me with the recount now largely complete that we have a nominee,” McCormick said at a campaign party at a Pittsburgh hotel. “Tonight is really about all of us coming together.”
McCormick called Oz to concede.
“This evening I received a gracious phone call from David McCormick and am tremendously grateful for...
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