Trump’s Georgia Bust (w/ Brian Robinson & Chris Huttman)
Skullduggery
Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Victoria Bassetti
4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke to a small group of supporters Tuesday night explaining how he pulled off his surprise victory for re-election over a Donald Trump backed opponent. It was a truly extraordinary comeback for Raffensperger, barley a year ago his chances were viewed as hopeless. After refusing Trump's entreaties to find just enough votes to flip Georgia's electoral tally, Raffensperger was denounced by the ex President as an enemy of the people. And he got death threats from Trump's supporters. But Raffensperger stood his ground, and as he put it, refused to buckle under the pressure. Even while, at the same time, he quietly and methodically courted conservative voters with talk about protecting election integrity in the future. The result, combined with Brian Kemp's landslide victory in the governor's race, was a stinging rebuke to Trump. What does all this say about Trump's standing in the Republican Party and how to assess the high-stakes battles in the general election? Not just in Raffensperger's race but in the big contest for governor, Kemp vs Stacy Abrams, and US Senate, Warnock vs Hershel Walker. We are joined by two savvy Georgia political consultants, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic strategist Chris Huttman.
GUESTS:
- Brian Robinson, (@LordTinsdale), President of Robinson Republic
- Chris Huttman, Research Director at Canal Partners Media
HOSTS:
- Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News
- Daniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo News
- Victoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host)
RESOURCES:
- Isikoff's story on Raffensperger's victory over Trump-backed opponent - Here.
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| 0:00.0 | Most Georgians are wonderful. |
| 0:05.6 | And today we found our proof. |
| 0:08.4 | Standing for you, standing for the rule of law, an election integrity, and standing for |
| 0:13.1 | the truth. |
| 0:14.5 | And not buckling under the pressure is what people want. |
| 0:18.5 | I was elected to serve the people, and so I shall, and so I have. |
| 0:25.1 | That was Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Rathensberger Tuesday night speaking to |
| 0:29.4 | a small group of supporters explaining how he pulled off his surprise victory for reelection |
| 0:35.3 | over a Donald Trump backed opponent. |
| 0:38.1 | It was a truly extraordinary comeback for Rathensberger, barely a year ago, his chances |
| 0:42.7 | were viewed as hopeless. |
| 0:44.5 | After refusing Trump's entreaties to find just enough votes to flip Georgia's electoral |
| 0:49.6 | tally, Rathensberger was denounced by the ex-president as an enemy of the people, and |
| 0:54.5 | he got death threats from Trump supporters. |
| 0:57.1 | Rathensberger stood his ground, and as he put it refused to buckle under the pressure. |
| 1:02.5 | Even while at the same time he quietly and methodically courted conservative voters |
| 1:07.0 | with talk about protecting election integrity in the future. |
| 1:11.3 | The result, combined with Brian Kemp's landslide victory in the governor's race, was a stinging |
| 1:16.9 | rebuke to Trump. |
| 1:18.7 | What does all this say about Trump standing in the Republican Party? |
| 1:21.9 | And how to assess the high stakes battles in the general election, not just in Rathensberger's |
| 1:26.4 | race, but in the big contest for governor, Kemp versus Stacey Abrams and the U.S. Senate, |
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