The suit, in which President Trump sought to block the certification of the state’s election results, made “strained legal arguments without merit,” District Judge Matthew W. Brann wrote. Trump lost the state to President-elect Joe Biden, who currently holds a lead there of more than 81,000 votes.
While some GOP officials have given credence to his baseless fraud claims, only a few have seemed willing to endorse a move to overturn the will of voters by appointing pro-Trump electors in states that President-elect Joe Biden won.
Those close to President-elect Joe Biden insist that the ceremony must still have the august feeling of past inaugurations. But that quest is complicated by another urgent demand: to adhere to health guidelines that Biden embraced during his campaign and wants to showcase at the start of his administration.
The potential disruption to her campaigning comes as Loeffler and her Republican colleague, Sen. David Perdue, try to fend off Democratic challengers in runoff elections in Georgia.
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The vote totals in wealthy Chester County should serve as a major warning sign for down-ballot Democrats.
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