by Jim Heath | Dec 5, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
Donald Trump called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp this morning to urge him to persuade the state legislature to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state. It is the latest brazen effort by Trump to interfere in the 2020 election. The Washington Post: Hours...
by Jim Heath | Dec 5, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, GOP, Headlines
Republican Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Rusty Bowers said today that pleas from some GOP lawmakers to overturn the results of the state’s presidential election are illegal and “cannot and will not” happen. USA Today: Republican...
by Jim Heath | Dec 3, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
The Wisconsin Supreme Court today refused to hear Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying the case must first wind its way through lower courts. The legal defeat was the latest in a string of...
by Jim Heath | Nov 30, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s phone starting ringing while he was certifying the state’s presidential election results today, and his very unique ringtone appears to have identified the caller as Donald Trump. Back in July, Ducey told reporters that he set his...
by Jim Heath | Nov 30, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Democrats, Headlines, Wall Street
As deep-pocketed Democrats on Wall Street celebrate the ouster of President Trump, some are privately showing little appetite for backing the party’s remaining skirmishes in Georgia. Bloomberg: Employees of securities and investment firms poured about $77 million...
by Jim Heath | Nov 30, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, GOP, Headlines, Trump
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s office responded today to Donald Trump’s demands to help him overturn Georgia’s election results with a reminder that state law “prohibits the governor from interfering in the election.” The Georgia Republican has become a favorite target of...
