The Trump tsunami has washed away a long-time Senate Democratic powerhouse from Pennsylvania. Republican David McCormick defeated three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, according to the Associated Press, which called the race Thursday evening. The AP noted that prior to Tuesday’s loss, Casey had won six statewide elections since 1996. Casey was first elected to the Senate in 2006. According to The New York Times, McCormick received 3,340,649 votes against 3,308,961 for Casey. Libertarian John Thomas received 87,706 votes. As noted by NPR, the victory gives the Republicans 53 seats in the Senate…
