GOP Lost Ga. Senate Races for 2 Reasons
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
By John Gizzi
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 02:27 PM
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The two Georgia Senate races should never have been lost by Republicans. But they have been lost for two clear reasons.
First, Georgia's Republican establishment, led by Gov. Brian Kemp, didn't fight for President Donald Trump in his recount efforts.
Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, clearly aligned with Democrats to thwart Trump.
And Kemp refused to call a special session to tighten voter identification rules, require signature verification, and stop drop boxes.
"By their refusal to completely embrace President Trump, the establishment Republicans blew a huge advantage in the Georgia runoffs," veteran Georgia GOP consultant and pollster Matt Towery told Newsmax Wednesday morning.
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