With Senate control at stake, President Donald Trump is urging his supporters to make his voice heard at the time of the Georgia election despite his anger over the presidential election.
Trump has not yet granted the election to former Vice President Joe Biden, who is moving forward with plans for his second January 20 election circular and plans to bring together Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Saturday.
He posted on Twitter on Friday morning that he would be in Georgia on Saturday and that the 2020 election was a “total scam,” and encouraged others to “go out and help” Perdue and Loeffler.
“Two BIG people,” Trump posted Twitter. De otherwise we play the game for some people in very poor health. “
Purdue won 49. 7% of the vote in the November election, 1. 8 points more than his Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff. However, given that the Republican had less than the 50% threshold to be declared the winner, this forced Purdue and Ossoff to face each other again at a circular moment in the January 5 election.
Loeffler, whom Gov. Brian Kemp appointed to the post of retired Senator Johnny Isakson, did worse than his Republican colleague in the November election: he won 25. 9% of the vote, according to the Associated Press, and his Democratic rival won 32. 9 percent. Nor did any candidate get 50% of the vote in this Senate contest, it went on to a circular at the time of the election.
This time, it will be a festival between only the two most productive candidates, Loeffler and Warnock, a scenario that can bode well for the outgoing Republican president. In the November election, a moment the Republican, Doug Collins, won that can simply replace the election when he won 20% of the vote. Without him on the ballot, Loeffler can see an increase in votes, placing her in an advantageous position in Warnock.
If Perdue or Loeffler succeed in either attempt to retain their seats, Republicans will retain the Senate when the new Congress assumes power in January. department in the Senate, either by giving Democrats as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will have the task of voting for the tiebreaker.
But potentially opposing Republicans in Georgia is a boycott of the election. Last week, “#WriteInTrump” gave the impression on Twitter when other people asked the electorate to write to President Trump at the time of the voting circular.
Lin Wood, a Georgian lawyer who sued to overturn the state’s results, told his Twitter fans that they would have to threaten to withhold their votes and cash if Perdue and Loeffler did not ask for action to fix the 9/11 robbery. 3 General Assembly election. He later added that the electorate deserves to tell Republican senators if they “ever need their vote in any race in the future,” they deserve to publicly ask for a recount of the validity of the ballots.
The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. , posted on Twitter that he saw “a lot of arguments from other people who are meant to be on our side” telling the electorate not to vote for Loeffler and Perdue. He called it “silly” and told the electorate to “ignore those other people” because “we want all the other people to come and vote for Kelly and David. “
Trump lost Georgia, a state that won in 2016, by a narrow margin of 12,670 votes, according to the Associated Press. But the president plans to return to Peach State on Saturday night for a demonstration with “a wonderful crowd. “he told reporters Thursday that his team is looking for the “right place” and would like “one of the biggest stadiums,” but said it’s not feasible because of the pandemic.
Both Loeffler and Perdue said on Twitter that they look forward to welcoming Trump back to Georgia. As the president travels to the state, officials will be in the midst of a recount that took place at the request of Trump’s re-election team. reversing Trump’s favor trend won’t be enough to push him beyond the 270-vote threshold needed to win, but his presence in the state would possibly help secure victories for Loeffler and Perdue.
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