President Trump is trying to convince his followers that the Senate special election in Georgia is “illegal and invalid” because of a bizarre electoral conspiracy theory, a move that could cause problems for the two Republicans hoping to win re-election in January 5th. In a series of tweets on Friday, Trump falsely claimed that state legislatures “were in no way responsible for the major changes made to the voting process” and that the special elections for the two Senate seats in Georgia are, therefore, invalid. Republicans expressed concern that Trump’s constant attacks on Georgia’s Republican governor and secretary of state, electoral fraud conspiracy theories, and feuding with Republicans in Congress would diminish the participation of conservative voters in a special election that could determine Senate control. .
