រដ្ឋលេខាធិការនៃរដ្ឋ Georgia លោក Brad Raffensperger - ដែលបដិសេធមិនលុបចោលការបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ 2020 - កម្ចាត់ Trump គាំទ្រនៅក្នុង GOP បឋម

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has fended off a primary challenge from Trump-backed Rep. Jody Hice and earned the Republican nomination for a second term as Georgia’s top election official, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday—possibly rescuing Raffensperger’s political career after his refusal to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat infuriated the former president.

ការពិតសំខាន់

អេ.ភី ហៅថាការប្រណាំង for Raffensperger at around 1 a.m. Wednesday, with more than 90% of votes counted.

Raffensperger led the field with about 52.1% of votes, followed by Hice at 33.6% and David Belle Isle at 8.8%, according to data ចងក្រងដោយ AP.

The Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state remains unclear, but state Rep. Bee Nguyen is នៅក្នុងការនាំមុខ.

សាវតាសំខាន់

During the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to ការទទួលជ័យជម្នះ Georgia in 30 years, albeit by a margin of ប្រហែល 0.25%, a victory បានបញ្ជាក់ by two recounts. Soon after, Raffensperger and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) became targets for Trump’s attacks after they declined to endorse the former president’s false claims of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election. Raffensperger further alienated Trump supporters when he បានបដិសេធ an effort to stage a sweeping audit of signatures on Georgia’s absentee ballots, which Raffensperger said fell outside his office’s authority. Trump has been quick to endorse challengers who supported his baseless voter fraud narrative, including Hice, who បានសន្យា he would “aggressively pursue” supposed voter fraud culprits if elected.

តង់ហ្សង់។

Raffensperger featured in a pivotal episode in Trump’s push to undo his 2020 election loss: During an infamous hour-long January 2021 phone call បានរាយការណ៍ជាលើកដំបូង ដោយ ស៊ីនតោនប៉ុស្តិ៍, Trump urged Raffensperger to “find” enough votes to swing Georgia in his favor, and also implied Raffensperger might be guilty of a “criminal offense” if he refuses to comply. During the call, Raffensperger rebuffed the president, បញ្ជាក់ that “the challenge that you have is the data you have is wrong.”

ហេតុការណ៍គួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល

Most primary candidates endorsed by Trump have won so far this year, though the former president has faced some high-profile losses. Most notably, Kemp won the GOP nomination for governor on Tuesday, easily defeating Trump-backed challenger David Perdue.

អានបន្ថែម

“Georgia Politicians Target Raffensperger Over Trump Election Dispute—Say Voters Shouldn’t Pick Secretary Of State In The Future” (ទស្សនាវដ្តី Forbes)