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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Makes me sick': Georgia Republicans seek to ride Trump shock to holding Senate control
This is sort of scary how Georgia's Republican senators are seeking a mandate to fight to go to the Senate to try to overturn the Presidential election results and support Trump's coup attempt.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/makes-me-sick-georgia-republicans-seek-to-ride-trump-shock-to-holding-senate-control/ar-BB1aVqll?li=BB141NW3
MARIETTA, Ga. Conservative voters are shocked by how Election Day turned out in Georgia, but now Republicans are trying to convert the anger at Democratic successes into GOP wins in January.
More than a week after the election, some Republicans continue to cling to hope that a recount will reverse President-elect Joe Bidens lead here and hand President Donald Trump a victory in a state that hasnt backed a Democrat for the White House in nearly three decades. While the state remains "too close to call," Biden is currently ahead by about 14,000 votes.
GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler is battling Democrat Raphael Warnock in a runoff. Sen. David Perdue's race against Democrat Jon Ossoff is rated "too close to call" by NBC News but the Republican has begun to mount a runoff campaign, bending to the possibility that he may fall short of the 50 percent threshold to win outright.
Both parties seem eager to make the Senate races a referendum on whether Biden's party should control Congress. If Democrats were to grab both seats held by Loeffler and Perdue, it would deliver control the Senate chamber to their party.
More than a week after the election, some Republicans continue to cling to hope that a recount will reverse President-elect Joe Bidens lead here and hand President Donald Trump a victory in a state that hasnt backed a Democrat for the White House in nearly three decades. While the state remains "too close to call," Biden is currently ahead by about 14,000 votes.
GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler is battling Democrat Raphael Warnock in a runoff. Sen. David Perdue's race against Democrat Jon Ossoff is rated "too close to call" by NBC News but the Republican has begun to mount a runoff campaign, bending to the possibility that he may fall short of the 50 percent threshold to win outright.
Both parties seem eager to make the Senate races a referendum on whether Biden's party should control Congress. If Democrats were to grab both seats held by Loeffler and Perdue, it would deliver control the Senate chamber to their party.
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'Makes me sick': Georgia Republicans seek to ride Trump shock to holding Senate control (Original Post)
TomCADem
Nov 2020
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Skittles
(153,150 posts)1. I'm betting people will be angrier at Trump refusing to concede
yes indeed
msongs
(67,395 posts)2. not too close to call. pracitcally no votes left. time to call it. recount is irrelevant nt
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)3. IMO the strategy to appease Trump will backfire.
Since the runoffs are not until January they are going to be after the electors vote in December. I believe the base will be depressed and they will blame the Republicans still in power.