Trump’s Main Obstacle in Flipping Georgia Vote Is Republican
- Secretary of state says recount will confirm Biden’s victory
- Raffensperger wins praise for running smooth general election
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By most measures, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, should have been taking a bow this week. Record numbers voted in a pandemic. Lines, after early hiccups, were measured in minutes, not the hours endured in the chaotic primary.
Instead, Raffensperger is fending off attacks from his own party, including calls that he resign, egged on by President Donald Trump’s campaign to discredit election returns. On Wednesday, Raffensperger responded, announcing an unusual hand recount of the more than 5 million votes -- and then told CNN the audit will confirm Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.
Georgia has until Nov. 20 to complete the recount before state law requires the secretary of state to certify the results.