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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow many of these Trump calls were made this weekend?
At first glance, it seems obvious that he called Georgia because of the upcoming runoff election. But that was barely brought up during the one hour call. Did he call and threaten the Secretaries of State of every swing state this weekend?
My gut instinct is that Georgia is not alone and there are potentially several calls that could be released.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)choie
(4,111 posts)in the swing states are Dems??
sweetloukillbot
(11,023 posts)But he may be calling Republican state representatives in the other swing states.
BumRushDaShow
(128,970 posts)In fact, of the 6 states they have been harassing, only 2 have GOP SOS's - GA and NV. So it's possible NV SOS got a shake-down call.
barbtries
(28,793 posts)But we'll have to see I guess. Could be that others did not have the foresight to record.
apnu
(8,756 posts)There is Georgia yes, but AZ, PA, MI, and WI all have Democrats as SoS.
Secretary of State of Arizona - Katie Hobbs, since 2019 (elected position, previously held by Republican Michele Reagan)
Secretary of State of Wisconsin - Doug La Follette, since 1983 (elected position, longest serving SoS in WI state history)
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Kathy Boockvar, since 2019 (appointed by PA Gov. Tom Wolf)
Michigan Secretary of State - Jocelyn Benson, since 2019 (elected position, previously held by Republican Ruth Johnson)
This is why Trump is leaning on GA so hard. This is the only in-party person he can go to. The other 4 probably told him to pound sand when he put feelers out.
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Trump may be bitching so much about MI and AZ because he won in 2016, but both states flipped blue in local elections between now and then.
ffr
(22,670 posts)4 years?
Get him the fuck out of here! The pResident,as a witness, has rights. Arrest him now!
Thekaspervote
(32,767 posts)Blue Owl
(50,365 posts)He can't keep his fucking yap shut...