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Toomey has been openly critical of Trump at times despite winning his seat because of Trump's coattails. Toomey declined to participate or support the Senate hearing in December 2020 concerning [[election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|presidential election]].<ref>Lucas, Fred (December 16, 2020). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/16/7-takeaways-from-a-senate-panels-hearing-on-election-fraud/ 7 Takeaways From a Senate Panel’s Hearing on Election Fraud]. ''Daily Signal''. Retrieved December 20, 2020.</ref> Toomey declared that [[Joe Biden]] won without addressing the many issues of improper ballots in [[Pennsylvania]] and other [[swing states]],<ref>Mcardle, Mairead (November 22, 2020). [https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gop-senator-pat-toomey-congratulates-biden-urges-trump-to-accept-election-results/ GOP Senator Pat Toomey Congratulates Biden, Urges Trump to Accept Election Results]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 20, 2020.</ref> even after a Pennsylvania Superior Court held that millions of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania were unconstitutional.<ref>The [[Democrat]]-controlled [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] overturned the decision based on a procedural technicality ([[laches]]).</ref>

Toomey has been openly critical of Trump at times despite winning his seat because of Trump's coattails. Toomey declined to participate or support the Senate hearing in December 2020 concerning [[election fraud]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|presidential election]].<ref>Lucas, Fred (December 16, 2020). [https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/16/7-takeaways-from-a-senate-panels-hearing-on-election-fraud/ 7 Takeaways From a Senate Panel’s Hearing on Election Fraud]. ''Daily Signal''. Retrieved December 20, 2020.</ref> Toomey declared that [[Joe Biden]] won without addressing the many issues of improper ballots in [[Pennsylvania]] and other [[swing states]],<ref>Mcardle, Mairead (November 22, 2020). [https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gop-senator-pat-toomey-congratulates-biden-urges-trump-to-accept-election-results/ GOP Senator Pat Toomey Congratulates Biden, Urges Trump to Accept Election Results]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 20, 2020.</ref> even after a Pennsylvania Superior Court held that millions of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania were unconstitutional.<ref>The [[Democrat]]-controlled [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]] overturned the decision based on a procedural technicality ([[laches]]).</ref>

==Electoral background==

==Electoral background==