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It was counted by hand. Of course, that took a while, but now the Georgia result is available. Joe Biden has been verified as the state’s presidential winner under review. His lead over current Donald Trump is 12,284 votes, as responsible Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday night (local time).
Before the review of the roughly five million votes began, Biden was ahead with about 14,000 votes. The decline is not surprising: a few days ago it was discovered that the electoral commissions of two Republican-ruled districts had forgotten to include several thousand votes counted in the bill.
Raffensperger emphasized on local television that no signs of voter fraud had been found. However, Trump can still request a recount because the gap between the candidates is less than 0.5 percentage points.
Trump camp’s claims are increasingly absurd
Trump still does not want to accept the result of the election and sends his lawyers on increasingly strange missions. Their legal representatives claim, among other things, that the Democrats rigged the elections with the help of communists from Venezuela. They also insist on repeatedly refuted allegations that the software used in the recount has converted President Trump’s votes in favor of Biden.
At the same time, Trump’s side lost in court proceedings in the states of Georgia, Pennsylvania and Arizona on Thursday alone. So far, Trump’s side has racked up more than 30 court slaps, with little success. Longtime Trump attorney and confidant Rudy Giuliani offered the possibility of further lawsuits.
The future president attacks the still president
Biden called Trump’s obstructionist attitude “completely irresponsible.” His refusal to accept the result of the November 3 elections is damaging the reputation of democracy. Regarding Trump’s efforts to undermine the election outcome, Biden said he was making the history books as the “most irresponsible president” of the United States.
At a press conference Thursday, Trump’s legal team also said evidence could not be presented to journalists in light of pending proceedings. In addition, important witnesses did not want to appear before the general public.
All the electoral authorities have confirmed so far that there was no electoral fraud, nor major errors that could cast doubt on the election result.
