The president’s refusal to concede the election is finding support among GOP senators who are eager for his help in holding the Senate.
There are two reasons why most Senate Republicans refuse to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect: Georgia and Georgia.
Simply put, the party needs President Donald Trump’s help to clinch two runoff elections in Georgia on Jan. 5 that will determine the fate of the Senate GOP’s majority. And accepting the presidential results ahead of Trump, a politician driven by loyalty, could put Republicans at odds with the president and his core supporters amid the must-win elections down South.
On Tuesday, most GOP senators continued to support Trump’s legal fights against his electoral losses, despite no evidence of the widespread voting malfeasance that Trump claims has swung tens of thousands of votes to Biden in multiple states. That’s because when the presidential election is finally certified, Republicans hope that Trump will put on his red jersey this winter and help deliver his conservative base for Georgia’s Republican senators, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
“We need his voters. And he has a tremendous following out there,” said Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota. “Right now, he’s trying to get through the final stages of his election and determine the outcome there. But when that’s all said and done, however it comes out, we want him helping in Georgia.”
Vice President Mike Pence told Senate Republicans at a party lunch Tuesday he will head to Georgia to campaign for the GOP candidates on Nov. 20, and some Republicans believe Trump will eventually follow.
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There are two reasons why most GOP senators refuse to acknowledge Joe Biden's win: Georgia and Georgia.
Simply put, the party needs Donald Trump’s help to clinch two run-off elections in the state that will determine the fate of the Senate GOP’s majorityhttps://t.co/vY8LZvtbst
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