Category: 2020 Election

For Georgia Republicans, Jan. 6 Electoral Vote Count Most Important

MILNER, Georgia—A crowd of hundreds of Georgia conservatives, who flocked to Rock Springs Church on Monday to listen to a speech by Vice President Mike Pence, served as a barometer for the mood among GOP voters ahead of the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. Lawmakers on Wednesday are scheduled to vet each state’s…


South Dakota Governor: Georgia Voters ‘Need to Get Over Themselves’

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Georgia voters should not let their personal feelings dominate the decision to vote in the upcoming runoff election. Noem stressed the importance of the election and urged voters not to let their feelings get in the way of voting as she responded to a reporter’s question on what…


Ted Cruz: ‘Best Answer’ to Voter Fraud Is to Win Georgia Runoffs by a Large Margin

Speaking to a crowd in Georgia Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday that winning the senate runoffs will come down to each Republican voter bring those they know out to vote on Jan. 5. “So, voter fraud is a real and persistent problem, but what I just told this crowd, and what I think is…


GOP Congressman Signs First Objection to States’ Certifications for Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Monday that he signed an objection to the electoral vote in six states ahead of the Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday. “Promises made. Promises kept. Today I signed objections to tainted electoral college vote submissions” in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Brooks wrote. “Senators? Time to sign…


Democrats Suggest They Won’t Try Impeaching Trump Over Georgia Phone Call

Democrats on Monday suggested they wouldn’t try impeaching President Donald Trump over his phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state, though several asked the FBI to open a criminal probe. Speaking on Capitol Hill, House Democratic Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) noted that there are only 16 days left before inauguration day. “We’re not looking backward;…


Democrats Suggest They Won’t Try to Impeach Trump Over Georgia Phone Call

Democrats on Jan. 4 suggested they wouldn’t try impeaching President Donald Trump over his phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state, though several asked the FBI to open a criminal probe. Speaking on Capitol Hill, House Democratic Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) noted that there are only 16 days left before Inauguration Day. “We’re not looking…


Warnock Staffers Say Georgia Senate Candidate Wants to Defund the Police

Staffers for Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock were captured on undercover video saying the candidate wants to defund the police. “He avoids using defunding the police, because he knows that the Republicans are going to try to grab onto it and attack, right? But in reality, his whole platform with police reform is along the…


‘Specific Threats’ Targeting Senate Election in Georgia on Jan. 5: FBI

Authorities with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and FBI announced that they are aware of “specific threats” in connection to the Jan. 5 Georgia Senate runoff elections that could determine what party controls the upper chamber. “The GBI has been made aware of specific threats regarding Tuesday’s upcoming election. Our agency is working with…


Pence: ‘We’ll Have Our Day in Congress’ During Jan. 6 Electoral Challenge

Vice President Mike Pence addressed the upcoming Jan. 6 electoral challenge, saying that President Donald Trump and Republicans will “have our day in Congress.” “I know we all got our doubts about the last election … I promise you, come this Wednesday we’ll have our day in Congress. We’ll hear the objections. We’ll hear the…


DC National Guard Activated to Help Support Police During Pro-Trump Protests

More than 300 District of Columbia National Guardsmen will be in Washington this week to help support police officers patrolling protests scheduled by supporters of President Donald Trump this week. “We have received confirmation that the D.C. National Guard will be assisting the Metropolitan Police Department, beginning tomorrow through the life cycle of this event,” Metropolitan…