ATLANTA (AP) – Some establishment Republicans are sounding alarms that President Donald Trump’s conspiratorial denials of his own defeat could threaten the party’s ability to win a Senate majority and counter President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.
The concerns come ahead of Trump’s planned Saturday visit to Georgia to campaign alongside Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
They face strong Democratic challengers in Jan. 5 runoffs that will determine which party controls the Senate.
Republicans uniformly acknowledge Trump as the GOP’s biggest turnout driver.
But some Republicans worry of potential fallout should Trump use the platform to amplify his baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud.
President Trump has also targeted Georgia’s Republican Governor and Secretary of State with criticism for certifying the state’s election for Joe Biden. Trump has also lashed out at the DOJ and FBI, accusing the agencies of election fraud.
The latest to face the wrath of the President is Arizona’s GOP Governor Doug Ducey.
Why is he rushing to put a Democrat in office, especially when so many horrible things concerning voter fraud are being revealed at the hearing going on right now. @OANN What is going on with @dougducey? Republicans will long remember! https://t.co/XILGaHcyw7
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2020
