GOP Sides With Oz In Pennsylvania Recount: ‘Election Laws Are Meant To Be Followed’

As the Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat heads for a recount, the Republican National Convention (RNC) is siding with Dr. Mehmet Oz over his opponent, David McCormick, the party’s legal counsel revealed earlier this week.

Oz, a television host and surgeon, currently leads McCormick, a former Bush official and hedge fund executive, by less than 1,000 votes. Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman announced her intentions to order a recount in accordance with state law, which mandates recounts when candidates finish within 0.5% of one another.