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CBS News reports: Roughly a dozen Republican senators are in talks to join Missouri Senator Josh Hawley in objecting to the electoral college results when congress meets Wednesday, according to multiple Republican sources familiar with the ongoing talks.
The list is expected to include @MarshaBlackburn (R-TN), @SenatorBraun (R-IN) and incoming senators @BillHagertyTN , @TTuberville and @CynthiaMLummis.
Reporting by @ArdenFarhi @edokeefe, @alanhe
Reporting by @ArdenFarhi @edokeefe, @alanhe
These Republicans are looking to prove something that doesn’t exist: widespread election fraud. Their push is fueled by conspiracy theories and a president who has raised money pushings narratives that are not based in facts. Those are the facts. https://apnews.com/article/barr-no-widespread-election-fraud-b1f1488796c9a98c4b1a9061a6c7f49d
Some republicans are calling BS on this. @BenSasse: “Let’s be clear what is happening here: We have a bunch of ambitious politicians who think there’s a quick way to tap into the president’s populist base without doing any real, long-term damage” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us/politics/ben-sasse-election-results.html
About 1/6/21, the @senatemajldr was paraphrased as saying, "I'm finishing 36 years in the Senate and I've cast a lot of big votes...including over war and impeachment...And in my view, just my view...this is will be the most consequential I have ever cast” https://www.axios.com/mcconnell-calls-jan-6-certification-his-most-consequential-vote-323cd74c-7dfa-4420-bd32-32a36398dadc.html
BREAKING: Ted Cruz is taking it a step further saying on 1/6/21 he’ll demand: “Congress should immediately appoint an Electoral Commission, with full investigatory & fact-finding authority, to conduct an emergency 10-day audit of the election returns in the disputed states...”
“... Once completed, individual states would evaluate the Commission’s findings and could convene a special legislative session to certify a change in their vote, if needed.”
Flashback: (2018) “The now-disbanded voting integrity commission launched by the Trump administration uncovered no evidence to support claims of widespread voter fraud, according to an analysis of administration documents released Friday.” https://apnews.com/article/f5f6a73b2af546ee97816bb35e82c18d
