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GA Gov Certifies Election, But Says Door Open for Trump Challenges
Kemp's tone was notably more deferential to Trump than Georgia's secretary of state who said Friday that he was disappointed "our candidate didn't win” but "numbers don't lie."
Nov. 20- After a historic recounting of all five million ballots cast in Georgia, Republican state leaders confirmed on Friday that President-elect Joe Biden did, in fact, defeat President Donald Trump in the state, despite baseless claims to the contrary from Trump and his supporters.
But the state’s embattled governor and its top elections official diverged sharply in how they relayed the news.
In brief remarks on Friday evening from Atlanta, Gov. Brian Kemp said that under state law he must certify Biden as the winner. But the Trump-backed Republican, who has faced immense pressure from the president and his base to generally do something about his election loss, coated that message in criticism for the election process and insisted the Trump campaign can still fight the result.
The certification of the result allows the Trump campaign to request a formal recount of votes, conducted by machine, and “other legal options” through that process, said Kemp. While Georgia elections officials have defended the integrity of the system in recent weeks, Kemp zeroed in on the fact that the audit found several thousand previously uncounted votes, a discovery that has outraged Trump supporters even though the new votes hardly moved the statewide margin of the race. continue to read
Kemp's tone was notably more deferential to Trump than Georgia's secretary of state who said Friday that he was disappointed "our candidate didn't win” but "numbers don't lie."
Nov. 20- After a historic recounting of all five million ballots cast in Georgia, Republican state leaders confirmed on Friday that President-elect Joe Biden did, in fact, defeat President Donald Trump in the state, despite baseless claims to the contrary from Trump and his supporters.
But the state’s embattled governor and its top elections official diverged sharply in how they relayed the news.
In brief remarks on Friday evening from Atlanta, Gov. Brian Kemp said that under state law he must certify Biden as the winner. But the Trump-backed Republican, who has faced immense pressure from the president and his base to generally do something about his election loss, coated that message in criticism for the election process and insisted the Trump campaign can still fight the result.
The certification of the result allows the Trump campaign to request a formal recount of votes, conducted by machine, and “other legal options” through that process, said Kemp. While Georgia elections officials have defended the integrity of the system in recent weeks, Kemp zeroed in on the fact that the audit found several thousand previously uncounted votes, a discovery that has outraged Trump supporters even though the new votes hardly moved the statewide margin of the race. continue to read
Shields and Brooks on the danger of Trump’s refusal to concede
Nov 21, 2020
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Donald Trump’s continuing and baseless claims about election fraud, how Republicans and Democrats have reacted and the long-term impacts of Trump’s refusal to concede on Americans’ faith in the electoral process.
Nov 21, 2020
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Donald Trump’s continuing and baseless claims about election fraud, how Republicans and Democrats have reacted and the long-term impacts of Trump’s refusal to concede on Americans’ faith in the electoral process.
Investigation Finds Fraud Accusations By Brian Kemp In Georgia Governor's Election Likely Untrue
INVESTIGATION
Audrey McNamaraReporter
Brian Kemp's political campaign for governor of Georgia publicly accused the state's Democratic Party of trying to hack into the state's voter database before the election, but an investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has found that no crime likely occurred. The accusation by Kemp against the party of Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams added last-minute drama to an already contentious election, and diverted scrutiny away from Kemp's own missteps as a Secretary of State in charge of an election in which he was running. In the weeks since the election, which Kemp won, no evidence has emerged to support the serious allegations his camp raised. source
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