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PJMcK

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15. Perhaps there's a strategy (of sorts)

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Sun Jan 3, 2021, 05:15 PM

Jan 2021

Georgia is Trump's best bet to change the outcome. It has a Republican governor, a Republican Secretary of State and a Republican dominated legislature.

If he can get Georgia to change its outcome, then Trump could claim that other states need to "recalculate" their votes, too.

It won't work mostly because it would require illegal acts and no one wants to go to jail for Trump anymore.

I'm actually surprised Trump didn't offer Raffensperger a pardon if he'd do what Trump was asking. I guess Trump knew there were too many people on the call. I bet he's pissed that WaPo got ahold of the recording of the call!

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Why does he have such a hard on for Georgia? [View all] cilla4progress Jan 2021 OP

That's where the media is focused on now. he thrives on this kinda crap. mucifer Jan 2021 #1

Probably merely because his campaign never even considered a loss there. hlthe2b Jan 2021 #2

My First Though, As Well ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #27

It's probably about Ossoff and Warnock. dchill Jan 2021 #3

I was thinking on that, too.. maybe Cha Jan 2021 #4

He's fishing gratuitous Jan 2021 #5

He considers any opening a chink in the armor Cirque du So-What Jan 2021 #6

Agree Kitchari Jan 2021 #19

We're just seeing a small sliver of his criminality. C_U_L8R Jan 2021 #7

Probably several reasons: The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2021 #8

He's trying to crack one Corgigal Jan 2021 #9

Looking for the first to buy in. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #25

Because the Same Phone Call is Being Made in Every Challenged State Stallion Jan 2021 #9

You are assuming he isn't trying to do the same in other states. LisaL Jan 2021 #11

He wants to say at his rally tomorrow that it is being investigated. Similar to "Hilary Clinton Doodley Jan 2021 #12

because THAT loss was especially humiliating Skittles Jan 2021 #13

If he can change one states EC votes mikeysnot Jan 2021 #14

Actually I think Joe & Kamala may get 2 more, 306 to 304 because of faithless electors. Tommymac Jan 2021 #23

Perhaps there's a strategy (of sorts) PJMcK Jan 2021 #15

:) All the above! I'll add that in 2018 he watched, with the rest of the planet, Hortensis Jan 2021 #16

because it was a soldly GOP state DonCoquixote Jan 2021 #17

He feels especially entitled to it because it was not considered a swing state previously. RockRaven Jan 2021 #18

Your assuming he only tried this in Georgia standingtall Jan 2021 #20

Yes, cilla4progress Jan 2021 #26

We don't know what calls he's put through to other States such as AZ. Hugin Jan 2021 #21

Arizona and Michigan have Democratic Secretaries of State. Not sure about Blue_true Jan 2021 #34

He threatened officials in other states too. pat_k Jan 2021 #22

Desperation. Sweaty, smelly desperation. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2021 #24

Georgia was supposed to be red. Along with Arizona and Wisconsin. haele Jan 2021 #28

Two simple words: Black People Stinky The Clown Jan 2021 #29

He hates Jimmy Carter marked50 Jan 2021 #30

There aren't GOP governors in the other states other than AZ Trenzalore Jan 2021 #31

GA has long been a red state; it going blue is a huge crack in Nixon's Southern Strategy Tarc Jan 2021 #32

It's weird, right? It gives me pleasure to know that we're keeping him up all night ecstatic Jan 2021 #33