Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) responded Thursday to former President Trump’s election victory, arguing “the will of the people must be respected.”
“Our Commonwealth once again held a free, fair, safe and secure election,” Shapiro mentioned in an announcement. “As I have always said, the will of the people must be respected and the people of Pennsylvania have spoken, electing Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States along with other Republicans and Democrats for state and federal offices on the same ballot.”
The governor went on to congratulate Democratic and Republican candidates up and down Pennsylvania’s poll. Moreover, he vowed to “never back down from standing up for the freedoms I was elected to protect.”
“I will continue to defend our democracy, defend our fundamental rights, and ensure we continue the legacy of William Penn by building a Commonwealth that is warm and welcoming for all,” Shapiro mentioned.
Shapiro’s feedback come two days after Trump cruised to victory over Vice President Harris, profitable all seven swing states, together with Pennsylvania, the place he prevailed by 2 proportion factors so as to add 19 Electoral School votes to his rely. Whereas the state’s Senate race had not been known as as of Thursday, Republican David McCormick seemed to be narrowly main incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D). Two incumbent Home Democrats, Reps. Matt Cartwright and Susan Wild, have been ousted.
Tuesday’s leads to Pennsylvania represented a sea change from the outcomes two years in the past, which noticed Democrats together with Shapiro and Sen. John Fetterman (D) win their elections.
The governor has seen his inventory rise since being elected, and even made it to the ultimate spherical of Harris’s veepstakes this summer time. Regardless of Democratic losses within the state, Shapiro continues to be seen as a rising star inside the occasion.
