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‘Trench Warfare’: Neck-And-Neck Candidates Oz And McCormick Send ‘Army Of Lawyers’ Into Pennsylvania, Report Says

Ben Zeisloft
‘Trench Warfare’: Neck-And-Neck Candidates Oz And McCormick Send ‘Army Of Lawyers’ Into Pennsylvania, Report Says
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As the Republican primary race for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat remains too close to call three days after the election, both leading candidates are flooding the Keystone State with an “army of lawyers” amid the vote-counting process.

Television host Dr. Mehmet Oz holds a razor-thin lead of 1,127 votes over former Bush official and hedge fund executive David McCormick as of Thursday evening, according to Politico. Under Pennsylvania law, an automatic recount will occur as long as the candidates finish between 0.5% of one another or less — or if the runner-up candidate officially declines the recount. 

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