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donald trump leads pennsylvania republicans, leaves pennsylvania republicans fuming while in georgia, the former president reportedly abandons his struggling pick for governor. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this very busy friday, may 20th. i m jonathan lemire. there s still no winner in the pennsylvania republican senate primary this morning with state officials confirming to nbc news that there are nearly 9,000 votes left to count. the effects of former president trump s handling of this race and other primaries in the state are already being felt. and could hurt his political capital in the future. nbc news reports that exacerbated republicans in the state say the end result of promoting candidates with far right views with such intensive media coverage could boomerang in ways that damage both the party and trump s own chances should he run for president again in 2024. officials reporting that trump s endorsement of celebrity tv doctor mehmet oz, ....
dow suffers its worst day since 20206789 more on what drove the massive sell-off and how stocks are looking right now. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, may 19th. i m jonathan lemire. in a case of history repeating itself, a race in pennsylvania is once again coming down to mail-in ballots. the republican senate primary race between trump-endorsed dr. oz, and hedge fund ceo dave mccormick is still too close to call this morning. the candidates only separated by a little over a thousand votes. while the mccormick camp is telling supporters to wait until all the votes are counted, former president trump is taking a page oust his 2020 play book. trump told supporters that dr. oz should forget waiting for the final tally and just say that he won. quote, dr. oz should declare victory. it makes it much harder for them to cheat with the ballots that they just happened to find. of course, during the 2020 election, trump tried this same tactic. he ....
thanks for joining us. live from right near our msnbc election headquarter. we re tracking these results from primary elections in five states across the country. some calls are here now. in pennsylvania, the projected winner is doug mastriano. the republican nominee, another key race, is now also a january 6th rally attendee. he was at the u.s. capitol on january 6th. in the general he faces the relatively popular pennsylvania attorney general shapiro. we can also tell you the state s republican senate primary remains too close to call. tv dr. mehmet oz is neck in neck with dave mccormick. kathy bar net is trailing in third. many touting the primary win by the number two official in that state john fetterman defeating congressman conor lamb. he is currently recovering from a stroke in the hospital. he is expected to make a full recovery. then there s a call in a giant upset and loss for republican incumbent, madison cawthorn, now as you see on your screen and may hav ....
the general election. plus, republicans in north carolina s 11th congressional district run out of patience with madison cawthorn as trump s pick in that race is voted out. we ll break down those results. and speaking in the wake of the buffalo tragedy, president biden vowed to, quote, expose those who use power and prestige to spread hate. but the question this morning, will he name names? good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 18th. i m jonathan lemire. we ve got a lot of news to get to today. here we go. results are still coming in this morning for pennsylvania s closely-watched primary election. in the hotly-contested senate race, republicans still do not have a winner. the election is too close to call between trump-backed dr. mehmet oz and hedge fund executive david mccormick. mccormick is backed by several trump administration officials, including former secretary of state mike pompeo. recent polling saw him losing momentum after ....
race across all five primary states. donald trump s candidate, dr. oz, leads dave mccormick with over 95% of precincts reporting. pennsylvania state law requires an automatic recount if the margin of victory is within half a percentage point, which it looks like it will be. for the democrats, lieutenant governor john fetterman won his primary by a big margin, despite a last-minute health scare. fetterman, who just suffered a stroke, was having surgery to insert a pacemaker, even as the votes were being cast. and pennsylvania s republican voters rewarded candidates who supported stop the steal. far right republican doug mastriano will face off against josh shapiro for the governor s mansion. if elected, he promises to reset pennsylvania s voter rolls and force everyone in the state to reregister, though it s not clear that s legal. mastriano was not the only republican on a stop the steal ticket. ted budd from north carolina defeated a republican running for senate and u ....