Georgia Secretary of State Says Trump Discouraged 24K GOP Primary Voters From Voting in November: 'He Would Have Won'
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Tuesday that President Donald Trump would have been victorious in Georgia's election had he not discouraged people from participating in mail-in voting.
During the campaign, Trump claimed that mail-in voting would lead to widespread election fraud on the part of Democrats. Instead, Trump told people to show up at polling places on election day to cast their votes in person. Georgia's electoral process has come under scrutiny after an audit of the ballot revealed two ballots in two counties that were not originally counted. The margin between Trump and President-elect Joe Biden remained thin on Tuesday with Biden leading Trump in the popular vote by over 12,000 ballots.
In an interview with WSB, Raffensperger said there were 24,000 Republicans in Georgia who voted in the June primaries, but "did not vote in the fall either."
"He would have won by 10,000 votes," Raffensperger said. "He actually depressed, suppressed his own voting base."
Georgia has voted for a Republican presidential candidate in every election between 2000 and 2016. Many voters chose to participate in mail-in voting in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden and other Democrats claimed that casting ballots by mail would help voters remain safe by keeping them out of crowded polling areas. Trump voiced his opinion in April that voting should be done in person and that identification should be provided at the polling place to avoid cheating.
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Georgia Secretary of State Says Trump Discouraged 24K GOP Primary Voters From Voting in November: 'He Would Have Won'