Although Georgia Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face tough challenges in the January runoff from Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, respectively, the GOP incumbents drew first blood against a fellow Republican. Perdue and Loeffler issued a joint statement calling upon Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to resign.
The dynamic duo claims there were "too many failures in Georgia elections this year". I think they mean Raffensperger failed to ensure that President Trump would carry the state and are afraid to face a similar fate in January. To his credit, Raffensperger stood his ground stating, "As a Republican, I am concerned about Republicans keeping the U.S. Senate. I recommend that Senators Loeffler and Perdue start focusing on that."
It's hard to argue with that point. If Perdue and Loeffler were smart then they would direct their attention at their runoff opponents. But in directing their attention towards Raffensperger they convey both a sense of entitlement and a lack of confidence that they will prevail at the polls.
Unless Georgia Republicans clot the wounds this bloodletting could turn into a bloodbath of their own making. The end result would be the loss of Republican control of the U.S. Senate. In which case let them bleed.
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