Republicans gear up for Trump Rally in Georgia ahead of January second round

“It’s important to look at the potential problems with the election, but we have to leave that (to) lawyers,” Johnson said. “Grassroots activists need to focus on the second round.”

When asked if he thought the president would change his mind on Saturday, Chambliss told CNN he was not predicting what Trump would do. “And that’s part of my concern,” he said.

“I want him to come here to talk about Kelly and David, and how important they are to the future of the country, and how their election is so essential to his legacy,” said the former Republican senator from Georgia. “If he wants his legacy to endure, then he has to make sure that we win these two seats – and he has to put it in no uncertain terms.”

Trump has offered his support to Loeffler and Perdue in their races against Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.

“Mr. President, you have not condemned these actions or this language,” Sterling said. “Senators, you have not condemned this language or these actions. It must stop. We need you to intervene. And if you take a leadership position, show it.”

Sterling later said Trump “probably” lost Georgia, but had the right to challenge the results in court.

“What you don’t have the capacity to do – and you have to step in and say this – is to stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence,” he added. “Someone is going to be hurt. Someone is going to be shot. Someone is going to be killed. And that’s not right.”

“What are the Secretary of State and @BrianKempGA afraid of,” he added. “They know what we’ll find !!!”

Trump again cast doubt on the presidential election in a Facebook video on Wednesday, noting that Republicans had succeeded in downward races, protecting several Senate seats in tough races and reducing the House’s Democratic majority.

“It is statistically impossible that the person, I, who brought the charge lost,” Trump said falsely.

While Biden narrowly won Georgia – the first time for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1992 – Republicans have a number of advantages in both Senate elections. The state has not sent a Democrat to the Senate for 20 years. Last month, Perdue received tens of thousands more votes than Ossoff. And Republicans spend about $ 43 million more on advertising than Democrats on second-round races, according to data from Kantar Media / CMAG.

Ossoff and Warnock, the senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, have led campaigns to combat health and economic crises, while attacking Loeffler and Perdue for their multi-million dollar stock transactions during the pandemic, this that caught the eye. but no costs from the Department of Justice.

Ossoff resumed the Republicans’ intra-party fight on Wednesday, telling reporters after an event in Decatur that Perdue “should show courage, courage and political savvy at a time when we need everyone to stand up for this democracy.”

Loeffler and Perdue focused on their aid bills during the pandemic, including billions for hospitals and the paycheck protection program for small business loans, while trying to label Warnock and Ossoff as socialists who will destroy America.

Casey Black, spokesperson for the Perdue campaign, said the senator “looks forward to having President Trump in Georgia this weekend to help get the vote out – our country’s future depends on it.”

The run-off election will depend on which party can motivate its own voters without Trump or Biden on the ticket. And there is evidence that the president’s constant attacks on the system are seeping into the consciousness of his supporters.

GOP President Ronna McDaniel pleaded last Saturday to a Trump voter in Marietta, who asked her why she needed to vote if the outcome was “already decided.”

“It’s not decided. It’s the key – it’s not decided,” McDaniel replied. “So if you lose your faith, and you don’t vote, and the people leave – that will decide.”

Trump has shaken the faith of some of his supporters. At a “Stop the Steal” rally on Wednesday, attorney Lin Wood wore a red MAGA hat and asked the crowd, “Why would you come back to vote in another rigged election?”

“For God’s sake, correct it,” he added. “You have to fix it before we do it again.”

Chambliss, the former Republican senator from Georgia, told CNN that while Wood was a “friend” and a “good lawyer,” “those are the kinds of statements that are not helpful in winning Jan. 5.”

After casting doubt on the electoral process, Trump may be the only one who can convince his supporters to run for Loeffler and Perdue. While some Georgian leaders fear he will keep his promises, others hope he understands the issues.

“The president is the titular leader of the party,” said Jay Morgan, a former Georgia GOP executive director, who signed the statement. “He bears the responsibility for these races as much as anyone. I think it’s important that he tells his supporters that.”

Second-round candidates, meanwhile, were forced to walk a tightrope, entertaining Trump’s ill-fated pursuit to overturn the election, while convincing voters in Peach State to trust the system. Loeffler and Perdue both called on Raffensperger to step down and supported recounts in the state.

Other Republicans in Georgia and Washington, DC, continue to doubt that Trump can move from expressing grievances over his loss to helping Loeffler and Perdue win.

“I don’t see how he’s doing in Georgia and has (a) rally that isn’t just about himself and he spends all of his time hammering Kemp and Republicans in the state,” a GOP Senate aide said. . “It could easily backfire on us.”

When asked if he had seen a president, and other Republicans, warning the public not to believe the election results, Chambliss, who served in Congress for 20 years, said: “I have never seen anything close to it “.