At the moment, Donald Trump is railing against Georgia governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for the fact that he didn’t win the state of Georgia in the election.

All of this happening while Georgia Republicans are seeking to win at least one of two open Senate seats to have a majority. If Democrats pick up both seats, they will force a 50/50 Senate in which Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris would be the tying vote in a split Senate vote. Ipso facto, they’d control the Senate. The danger for Republicans is that by calling the election a fraud, Trump is in effect telling his base that their votes won’t be counted. Therefore, why should they vote? If Trump’s base doesn’t come out for this special election, Republicans could very well lose the Senate. 

Anyone got thoughts on this? Could Donald Trump cost Republicans the Senate? Man, talk about the chickens coming home to roost if that happens. 

Trump headed to Georgia as runoff boost, but also a threatATLANTA (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...apnews.com

My southern-Utah, dyed-in-the-wool Republican father-in-law who, until recently, often said Trump had done more for this country in 4 short years than any president in the last 50, called yesterday to say he's pretty much over Trump. Apparently, Trump's post-election behavior was even too much for him.

The media is reporting Trump didn't do well where he rallied at the end of his campaign:

Trump underperformed in most counties where he held large ralliesMany saw the rallies as a sign of big enthusiasm for Trump, but the data suggest the visits did not produce the desired impact for the president.www.nbcnews.com

I think that perhaps he has gone so batshit crazy that even some of his most devoted supporters are starting to say there is something wrong with the guy. In the meantime, Biden's approval rating is 6 points higher than Trump's highest point. So that oughta help the elections in Georgia, no?

One can only hope so.

I think your analysis is on the money, Chris! If people like your father-in-law think Trump has crossed a line, that's really saying something.

Trump also said something to the effect that the Georgia elections should be called off. It's almost as if he's intentionally trying to drag down the entire Republican party with him. That's the vibe.

Indeed! I do think there is a real possibility this backfires in the face of Republicans. Gotta remember, a major reason why the Republican senators have remained silent is they think doing so will help them win those seats in Georgia. If they lose both seats, they're going to wish they had these first few post-election weeks over to distance themselves more from Trump's lunacy.

Maybe this will help him past the denial and grief stages.

I dunno how mad our mad king can get, but this is far beyond anything I imagined in my wildest dreams:

Trump Promises To Defund The Entire Military, If Congress Won't Let Him Punish The Internet For Being Mean To HimPresident Trump has continued to throw his little temper tantrum in response to #DiaperDon trending on Twitter. When that happened, he suddenly demanded a full repeal of Section 230 -- which would not stop Twitter from showing #DiaperDon trending when...www.techdirt.com

Trump had done more for this country in 4 short years than any president in the last 50

I'm curious, what are those things they your FIL believes that Trump accomplished ? In the future I think it would be helpful for me when talking with more conservative leaning friends to acknowledge any of his accomplishments while grading his overall presidency an F-.

So he hates (he uses the N-word) and Mexicans. But when pressed he says the economy was breaking records, we had never seen a stock market like that, Trump disrupted the politicians, he put China and Iran in their places, he destroyed ISIS easily and quickly, he says what he means and means what he says, he tells the truth when no one else does, and he built most of the wall and would have built the whole thing except the dems.

What's more, he kept his promise to try and kill Obamacare. Ironically, he buys the ACA for his ailing son but I think he thinks the ACA is different from Obamacare. We don't want to disrupt that belief for fear he'll cancel.

He's completely right... we should keep the ACA :)

A Mitt Romney idea, he can be trusted I think.

It's funny, when I voice my support for Biden and against Trump, like everyone else I get branded as liberal, but if I had to choose between Romney and Biden, that would have been a completely different calculus. I support Biden because he is the president and I like him, but I like Romney too and not because I'm liberal, but because I think he is a good and smart man, successful at pretty much all he's tried.

I will say, though, I was happy with my vote for Obama when he saved GM and Chrysler and Romney was in favor of letting them die.

I agree completely. When I try and find common ground with someone I know who votes generally Republican I always offer that I would have very seriously considered voting for Mitt Romney had he been the candidate in 2016.

That’s awesome!

I voted for Obama. Always voted Democrat. Always will. That said, Mitt Romney is the best candidate the Republicans have had in a long time. Super capable dude. I would have no issue with him as our commander in chief.

So, I’m getting all these e-mails saying Trump is coming to save Georgia. They think I’m my sister, who voted for Trump in 2016 but didn’t vote for him in 2020. She voted American Solidarity Party this time. Small, conservative Christian movement. She couldn’t back Trump the second time because of the Ukraine scandal and how he pandered to white supremacists. She was happy to see Biden win.

Anyways, it’s kinda funny to see how they’re talking about Trump saving Georgia when he’s also crying fraud and incentivizing people to stay home. Wild.

It’s frankly disturbing that Republicans refuse to shut down all the lies Trump has spewed the last five years. They let him say the election was stolen when they’ve found zero evidence of it. Republican Party is a serious threat to American democracy.

This about sums it up:

Apparently, that was quite the rally in Georgia. Maskless. The president saying the vote was rigged at the highest level. I thought he was the highest level?

Analysis | The Trailer: What Trump supporters in Georgia believeIn this edition: The president's election-rejection tour, the wild charges being made in Georgia's Senate races, and the final election of 2020.www.washingtonpost.com

I was wondering about this. Think of what it has cost the nation.

Citing 'Historic Abuse' of Judicial Process, Over 1,500 Attorneys Call for Sanction of Trump Campaign's Legal Team"Every attorney, including the organized bar and disciplinary authorities, should disavow lawyers who trample the truth and undermine democracy through their false statements."www.commondreams.org

Tonight is the night! We’re gonna find out who wins the Georgia run offs!

I hope we know tonight but I'm thinking it might take longer to have final results.

Yeah, what I heard is we won't know until Wednesday or Thursday. Maybe even longer.

Georgia Runoffs Highlights: Warnock Beats Loeffler, Dealing Blow to G.O.P. Senate ControlRepublicans' grasp on their Senate majority has slipped as they lost one of two key races. Here's what we're seeing in Georgia.www.nytimes.com

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Update: Raphael Warnock (Democrat) is the projected winner over Kelly Loeffler (Republican); Jon Ossoff (Democrat) is leading David Perdue (Republican) by 9,500 votes. That lead should grow. Looking good for the Democrats.

As for Trump, it's looking like he cost Republicans the Senate as well as the White House. Wild.

Maybe now they wish they voted to impeach him?

Democrats Take Control Of Senate With Twin Georgia VictoriesRaphael Warnock defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler, and Jon Ossoff beat David Perdue, according to the AP. The Senate will be split 50-50, with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris having a tiebreaking vote.www.npr.org