Warnock defeats Loeffler
in Georgia Senate runoff
The Hill,
by
Julia Manchester
Original Article
Posted By: pensom2,
1/6/2021 3:03:50 AM
Raphael Warnock on Wednesday morning was projected to have defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) in their Senate runoff in Georgia, bringing the Democrats within reach of the majority in the upper chamber. NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN called the race for Warnock shortly before 2 a.m. EST on Wednesday. The Associated Press called it at 2 a.m. EST. Fox News followed suit shortly before 2:30 a.m. Warnock, who is the pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the first African American to represent Georgia in the Senate. The pastor declared victory in a video address after midnight
Reply 1 - Posted by:
daisey 1/6/2021 3:23:34 AM (No. 650094)
When I went to vote in the run off after work today, I saw Dominion on the bottom right corner of the voting machine. I knew then...
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Locarno 1/6/2021 3:37:29 AM (No. 650097)
Well, kiss the senate goodbye. Perdue has a chance, but not looking good at the moment.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
watashiyo 1/6/2021 3:39:36 AM (No. 650098)
If Biden gets certified, America will spiral down the sewer. China will move in for the Final Nail in the Coffin. Armed resistance will be futile against the military, servant to the president.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 1/6/2021 4:08:03 AM (No. 650099)
Unspeakable.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
danu 1/6/2021 4:09:13 AM (No. 650100)
the georgia ripoff continues.
da minion machines crashed; paper ballots werent provided. not. an. election.
these ga. doofuses/doofii couldn't organise an honest 2 car caravan.
these prancing gits run their mouths-not the business of WTP.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
DaBigGuy 1/6/2021 4:18:20 AM (No. 650101)
Wow. The ignorance displayed in the comments after this article is an indictment of the failure of the education system. The concept that somehow America gains from the possible election of two nutcases is mind boggling. interestingly, one of the few sane posters linked to a YouTube video showing 32,000 votes disappearing from Perdue's total during the evening. I would post the link here, but I'm not sure if that is allowed.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Rather Read 1/6/2021 4:22:19 AM (No. 650102)
Hateful man.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
anniebc 1/6/2021 4:36:11 AM (No. 650104)
They didn't fight for Trump. Will they fight for themselves and contest?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
4Justice 1/6/2021 4:38:23 AM (No. 650105)
It was fixed again. They had machine "problems" in all the Republican precincts. They made people leave their ballots in a box so the workers could feed them into the machines later when they were back up....yeah, ri-i-i-ight.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
4Justice 1/6/2021 4:46:48 AM (No. 650107)
Can't make or look at comments there without giving them permission to access the camera and microphone. Nope! Not happening...
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Why is it that only the inner city voting machines seem to have problems where ballots have to be scanned by others at a later time?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
chumley 1/6/2021 5:52:05 AM (No. 650121)
Armed resistance is not necessarily futile. Remember what a bunch of starving, sick prisoners did with a handful of guns against the best military in the world at the time. It was in a place called the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 1/6/2021 5:56:13 AM (No. 650122)
So Georgia is having a run-off election because a winner was not declared in the fraudulent election November 2020? Did anyone expect anything to change with Kemp and Raffensperger? Of course, counting stopped and mail-in ballots have to save the day for the Democrats.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
mifla 1/6/2021 6:07:30 AM (No. 650127)
The Repubs should have sat Kelly and Doug down before the 2020 election and picked one.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 1/6/2021 6:12:17 AM (No. 650133)
California, Virginia, Georgia ...... who’s next?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Lala 1/6/2021 6:21:05 AM (No. 650138)
How can we expect any other outcome going forward? They have perfected their fraud methods with absolute impunity. And there’s no incentive nor imperative to repair the system. How can a Republican ever win another election? I don’t believe I’ll ever trust the results of an election for as long as I live.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 1/6/2021 6:24:57 AM (No. 650140)
Even though I was hopeful, I knew Georgia would be lost when the governor and the secretary of state wouldn't even consider that vote fraud gave the state to Biden. When you can't/won't admit that there's a problem, you've given permission for it to happen again.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
chance_232 1/6/2021 6:25:03 AM (No. 650141)
Georgia has only been a red state for 16 years and the GOP blew it big time. 2018 should have been a HUGE wake up call when Stacy Abrams came within 50,000 votes of being elected governor. The democrats have been pouring resources and cash into Georgia the last 3 election cycles, and its paying off. Over the past 3 cycles I watched more rural counties flip blue. More counties surrounding Atlanta flipped blue. In the run up to this run off election, Warnock and Ossof signs are everywhere.
Was there fraud? Probably. Did the GOP take Georgia for granted? Absolutely. The blame for this disaster can be laid squarely at the feet of the GOP.
We have a mid-term and Governors election in 2022. Will the GOP stop and reverse the trend or allow the democrats to solidify their gains, like the did in Virginia?
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
JL80863 1/6/2021 6:45:43 AM (No. 650148)
I think OP is correct. While warlock is a sleaze, his opponent appears to be another very wealthy, connected individual claiming to represent regular Americans. Her advisors should have told her that just the appearance of impropriety can lead to fatal political damage. It's not over yet but it doesn't look good.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
lakerman1 1/6/2021 6:49:47 AM (No. 650151)
Over at CNN, they were calling Warnock 'Pastor Warnhock.'
I was amused by that. And I can't remember any other politician called 'Pastor.'
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
thelmalou 1/6/2021 6:52:45 AM (No. 650152)
#18 is correct. This is solely the fault of the GOPe.
RE: #14 - PDT strongly wanted Collins...Kemp wanted Loeffler. God, I hate this whole mess.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
planetgeo 1/6/2021 6:54:47 AM (No. 650153)
Unbelievable. Looks like we are waking up in communist-occupied America. Red Dawn for real.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
thelmalou 1/6/2021 6:55:04 AM (No. 650154)
RE: #20 - He is a pastor...he's pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Krause 1/6/2021 6:55:22 AM (No. 650155)
Promising more free cash to get votes really works. Pretty much all the dems have to do to win.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
BarryNo 1/6/2021 7:25:43 AM (No. 650170)
Sorry, but what guarantee do we have the vote IS honest?
None.
The Democrats have insured that the US electoral system is a joke for decades to come.
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And Perdue is too close to call, until they drag the suitcases out from under the table and "find" more ballots.
This is in the can for the cheaters.
We can't rely on fair elections, a free press, congress, supreme court, DOJ or FBI. Our last line of defense is the commander in chief and the military.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
lakerman1 1/6/2021 7:40:51 AM (No. 650178)
2nd post apologies, but, #23, there have been lots of pastors who have served in Congress, but until Warlock came slithering on to the scene, no previous pastor was called pastor. Mitt Romney is a bishop in his LDS church, for example, but no one calls him Bishop on the political scene. Mike Huckabee is a pastor, but no reporter called him that. Try paying better attention.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
RuckusTom 1/6/2021 7:48:44 AM (No. 650180)
OP - exactly right. I wouldn't have voted at all due to Loeffler's little insider trading. It must be nice to know what's coming up regarding a pandemic and selling your stock before hand.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 1/6/2021 7:55:20 AM (No. 650186)
There was opportunity and cause to call a special legislative session to fix the corrupt election system in GA. But Kemp refused, and now he deserves to be ousted. His approval rating is way upside down. He has no chance at reelection. Recall Kemp. At least make an effort to save the governorship from Stacy Abrams.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
vhs68 1/6/2021 8:02:57 AM (No. 650190)
I say Georgia got just what they deserved.
The U.S.A. not so much.
This all started when Kemp picked Loeffler to fill that senate seat.
Karma..........................
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Hermoine 1/6/2021 8:11:49 AM (No. 650192)
OP - Loeffler did not do anything wrong. She "appeared" -- whatever. She wasn't a great candidate for SEVERAL reasons. I place this loss squarely in the lap in Brian Kemp. Had he appointed Doug Collins, he would've been able to defeat Warnock. But, here we are. Raphael Warnock is an evil man with dark heart. This does not bode well for my state.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Yuban 1/6/2021 8:17:43 AM (No. 650196)
With so many third world people now in America, what else would one expect. The GOP is corrupt and the Dems are low life scum bags. Obama's win should have been the wake-up call but 12 years later, here we are, still wringing our hands and blaming everyone but ourselves for the collapse of America. Playing by a corrupt governments rules will lead you to defeat each and every time. Have a blessed day folks. I sure plan to.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Califedup 1/6/2021 8:26:21 AM (No. 650199)
So once again the democrat propaganda media is declaring the winner of a race before the final count has been completed and in spite of right before our eyes cheating. Loeffler though is the usual hand selected by the GOPE republicans who is a terrible GOPE candidate and corrupt to the core Rhino. To hell with the republicans.
China Mitch McConnell wanted to lose control of the Senate. Nice job Kentucky.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
jacksin5 1/6/2021 8:32:20 AM (No. 650209)
I just find it amazing that when I go to bed at midnight EST, Republicans are always winning, then in the dead of night...........
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 1/6/2021 8:32:43 AM (No. 650211)
Loeffler needs to pull a Stacy Abrems. Never concede and go around the state for the next six years demanding that you are the rightful senator. Become as much a pain in the a$$ as abrems is.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/6/2021 8:33:59 AM (No. 650212)
It won't matter in Congress, there are enough RINOs there to help the democrats pass anything they like. If there was no cheating, it speaks very little of the people who voted a loud-mouthed, foul-mouthed woman-beater into Congress. Sadly, he is not the only one in there.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
udanja99 1/6/2021 8:34:09 AM (No. 650213)
OP and #19, may I remind that you that even the appearance of impropriety only matters if you have an (R) after your name.
This morning we have real evidence of Biden colluding with China to steal the election. Does anyone think there will be an independent council investigation using a team of Trump supporting lawyers, lasting 2 years and costing $50 million?
Georgia should hang its head in shame for allowing another fraudulent election.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 1/6/2021 8:40:48 AM (No. 650217)
Both Perdue and Loeffler are running behind their Democratic opponents this morning.
The fat lady (Stacey Abrams) is getting ready to sing.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Gruntmedic 1/6/2021 8:41:51 AM (No. 650220)
We are now a banana republic
China will be let to eat our lunch.
I see where the Dems will destroy our military.
They will bail out Dem states and spend us into oblivion.
Ga is no longer a southern state.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
janjan 1/6/2021 8:48:38 AM (No. 650231)
I am stunned at the comments blaming Loeffler’s loss on insider training. We just witnessed the most massive voter fraud in American history in this very State followed by the election of an openly Marxist racist in what looks like another questionable vote. Not defending what Loeffler did if true, but if people think Warnock got votes that would otherwise gone to Loeffler, ultimately causing the loss of the Senate, than this country is more lost than I thought.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 1/6/2021 8:51:25 AM (No. 650234)
Among many other pubbies, thanks Turtle. Thanks for nothing.
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I wouldn't get too depressed yet. Let's see what happens today. Trump may have allowed this all to happen in order to trap more traitors. There is a theory that has been put forth about the entire election fraud, a trap by DJT, all monitored and chronicled.
I have been waiting since the Clinton administration for some kind of justice. I am willing to wait a little longer before I despair. There is still a strong possibility that Trump has masterminded the greatest sting ever. I am staying hopeful and optimistic, and it's based on a lot of research. Perhaps things are not as bad as they look.
But if you are watching cable news, you're supporting the enemy and allowing them to influence your thinking. It's all lies.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
oldmagnolia 1/6/2021 9:05:21 AM (No. 650251)
#1 they used the same machines. When we went to vote, people was very vocal about it while voting. The workers sat in silence.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
Urgent Fury 1/6/2021 9:15:59 AM (No. 650262)
I knew when I went to bed and she was only up 2% that she'd lose. That's how it works.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
Zigrid 1/6/2021 9:32:29 AM (No. 650279)
Did they use the fraudulent voting machines?... who authorized that?....get rid of those machines and use only paper ballots....and why did chuckle schumer and bloomberg of New York get to vote with their money... the system is completely broken... WE need voter ID and paper ballots....
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
bighambone 1/6/2021 9:41:41 AM (No. 650287)
Folks just McConnell’s stance on the recent stimulus payment of $600 no doubt threw enough votes to the Democrat runoff candidates in Georgia to get them over the finish line. Here you have both the President and the Democrats advocating a stimulus payment of $2,000 to the American people, with McConnell and the Republican Senate saying no, the American people should only be given $600, with the difference essentially being sent to foreign countries and governments that are not friendly at all to US interests.
If you were a financially hurting low information voter in Georgia over the last month or so and the media told you that the Democrats want to hand you $2,000, but the Republicans will only go along with a $600 payment to you, who would you be more likely to vote for in the Senate runoff election, a Democrat or a Republican? Duh!
The next chapter in that McConnell “shoot yourself in the foot” saga will come after Biden is inaugurated and the leftist and liberal Democrats control both Houses of Congress. Chances are the Democrats will then pass another stimulus bill with $2,000 or in more in stimulus payouts that will be targeted to go to the Democrat constituencies and to the big Democrat States. Clearly McConnell does not care if he has to give up his Senate Majority Leader to liberal Democrat Chuck Schumer, as McConnell will still get his cut of the Senate spoils, and anyway has picked up 25 million or so from his Chinese in-laws in recent times so he is not in need of a stimulus payment. The Republicans have not been called the”stupid” party for so long for nothing.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 1/6/2021 9:48:12 AM (No. 650293)
Loeffler was a weak, unqualified candidate. Prior to her appointment to the U,S. Senate she had no political background other than status as a big donor. Doug Collins had sterling qualifications and deserved the job. Although I don’t think the dubious stock trade cost Loeffler the race, the appearance of using Capitol Hill insider information was self destructive. She already had a reputation, maybe undeserved, as an out of touch elite. What was she thinking?
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
wakeupcall 1/6/2021 10:00:52 AM (No. 650310)
Not !
Dominion fraudulent vote creating machines with the help of Marxist Communist democrat precinct workers defeated honest Americans, our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, loving citizens.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 1/6/2021 10:01:45 AM (No. 650311)
Loeffler was pure RINO. Short term, the GOP has to be gone. America needs a real party, not a cheap copy of the Democrats.
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
chillijilli 1/6/2021 10:14:06 AM (No. 650320)
Yes. We can blame this loss on fraud, machines, sleazy politics, the weather, the media, which side of the bed you got out of yesterday...all of these and many more could apply. But we ALSO need to look squarely in the mirror and ADMIT that the Demos ALSO beat us by their Herculean organizational efforts. When Stacy Adams almost won the governorship, THEY saw an opportunity and they meant business.
Here's just 1 example of their planning and schemes: Liberal groups around the country bought postcards and stamps, and spent thousands of dollars and social-isolation hours writing person-to-person pleas to GA voters. The DNC provided examples to follow using poor grammar or misspelled words which would seem more human than computer-generated. It was a reach out and touch campaign---much more effective than a robocall.
The Demos GET it. Somehow the Pubbies never do. Even with the Tea Party, we couldn't organize. It eventually fell apart because it was fractured with no organizational attempt to unify. on a national basis. Pubbies don't know how to play offense; they seem to prefer defense.
I remember Obama's staggering loss in Congress. He simply announced, "Well, that was a shellacking." And you know what? The Demos went to work IMMEDIATELY to repair whatever damage they could. THAT is the problem here. I doubt that any Republicans will get themselves organized with a PLAN to move forward. I sadly see them running around blaming each other and shooting their own allies. I do agree with some of my fellow L-Dotters who say it's OVER. Divided we fall. That's what just happened.
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
little guy 1/6/2021 11:16:15 AM (No. 650389)
Ok ...let's get serious here.
Does anyone in their right mind think for a second that this election was going to be fair & square? Using the same machines and the same counting from November? Really?
Once the local Dems were allowed to steal the POTUS election it was a piece of cake to steal this one. As it will be like taking candy from a baby as they steal the rest of our elections.
Go ahead and think it "was real close" and "we almost won" and "we should try harder". That's what they want you think ... so you'll sit down and shut up.
The game is as rigged now as the roulette wheel in the movie "Casablanca".
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 1/6/2021 11:18:06 AM (No. 650391)
I knew both Repubs would lose. The fix was in Dominion machines were still working fine. Stacy Abrams did her job and scammed the system. For Trump to pull off the win will take a mighty miracle from God. Praying for it now.
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Reply 53 - Posted by:
dman 1/6/2021 11:36:16 AM (No. 650408)
Not good news - but perhaps not all that bad. Time to make lemonade and get busy on either expelling RINOs and the Karl Rove consultants from the GOP, or to start fresh with a new party [which I have been advocating since Romney threw the 2008 election]. It will be a tough climb, but probably easier than wresting party control from an established elite.
Now the fate of the nation [and Western civilization] rests on the shoulders of VP Mike Pence. Will he stand up, or will he wimp out? Not optimistic unless God speaks to him directly. I still remember how he double-crossed Ted Cruz in the 2016 primaries.
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Reply 54 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 1/6/2021 11:51:16 AM (No. 650419)
What’s astounding to me is so many people vote for a slick preacher man who is a wife abuser and child abuser while running a camp for children. Besos and the others who now own the country install the likes of Warnock and others because they know they’re easier to control. I feel for my hardworking Christian grandchildren. They don’t deserve the America we now have.
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Reply 55 - Posted by:
DVC 1/6/2021 12:17:51 PM (No. 650448)
If the cheat and "win" these two seats, the country is GONE.
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Reply 56 - Posted by:
DVC 1/6/2021 1:06:54 PM (No. 650499)
Warlock.....pure evil.
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Reply 57 - Posted by:
Mike6 1/6/2021 1:45:10 PM (No. 650536)
Warnock is a racist, a pervert and a communist.
He should never become the Senator from the proud state of Georgia.
Trump won the 2020 election.
He should never concede.
Trump should fight for America until the cows come home.
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Reply 58 - Posted by:
mathman 1/6/2021 4:05:34 PM (No. 650728)
Warnock got more ballots. There is no evidence he got more votes. But only ballots count. Voters do not count anymore. What counts are Dominion voting adjusters.
I no longer believe that I voted. I put my ballot in a lockbox. I do not know that it was counted. There is no evidence. I have been disenfranchised.
Only ballots count.
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Reply 59 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 1/6/2021 4:10:17 PM (No. 650733)
Warnock is a pastor on the order of REVEREND Al Sharpton, REVEREND Jesse Jackson and REVEREND Elmer Gantry and REVEREND Jeremiah Wright.
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Comments:
Sorry to post this. If this vote count is even honest, Loeffler blew it when she appeared to have indulged in stock trades based on breaking information to which she was privy based on her position. Bad optics, IMHO.