Washington Post editorial board blasts Pennsylvania Democrats in scathing piece about recount efforts
The paper called Pennsylvania Democrats' actions 'corrosive to democracy'
By Andrea Margolis Fox News
Published November 16, 2024 7:43pm EST
The editorial board of the Washington Post published a critical piece about Pennsylvania Democrats Saturday, denouncing politicians who voted in favor of counting invalid ballots during a U.S. Senate race recount.
The piece came as Keystone State Democrats seek to salvage invalid provisional ballots in favor of Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who lost to Republican Senator-elect Dave McCormick in the Nov. 5 election.
Casey lost by a margin of around 24,000 votes and has not yet conceded the race. Because the margin between the two candidates was less than half a point, an automatic recount was triggered by Pennsylvania law.
State rules dictate that provisional ballots must be signed in two places and that mail-in votes must include correct dates. Democrats in some counties have voted in favor of counting ballots that were deemed invalid, which contradicts a ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
"I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country," Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia, a Democrat, said Thursday.
"People violate laws anytime they want," she added. "So, for me, if I violate this law, it’s because I want a court to pay attention. There’s nothing more important than counting votes."
In a piece titled "Democrats thumb their nose at the rule of law in Pennsylvania," the WaPo editorial board wrote that election rules "must be applied equally and consistently."
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