Dr. Oz jumps the gun, declares himself ‘presumptive’ GOP Senate nominee

PHILADELPHIA — As state officials start the official recount in Pennsylvania’s too-close-to-call Senate GOP race, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz declared in a video Friday that he has “earned the presumptive Republican nomination.”

Oz is leading former hedge fund CEO David McCormick by 923 votes, or .07 percent, heading into the recount.

Acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman this week ordered the recount, which is automatically triggered when a race comes down to a half of a percentage point or less. The

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