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BATTLEGROUND BLOG: Sterling To Republicans: 'We Need You To Step Up' And Defend Elections

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A top official in Georgia said Republicans attacking the state's election system are "complicit" in harassment and threats against election workers, including death threats against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his family in recent weeks.&nbsp;"It has all gone too far," Gabriel Sterling said forcefully at a Tuesday afternoon press conference. "Mr. President, you have not condemned this language or these actions. Senators, you have not condemned this language or these actions."Sterling said that a young technician with Dominion Voting Systems has faced death threats after social media users alleged he was altering vote totals in Gwinnett County, that supporters of President Donald Trump have posted Raffensperger's home address and trespassed onto his property and his wife was getting "sexualized threats" in recent weeks.&nbsp;“There are some nutballs out there who are going to take this and say, ‘The president told me to do this,’” Sterling said. “You have to be responsible. You have to be responsible in your rhetoric. You have to be responsible in your statements. You have to be responsible in your deeds. That shouldn’t be too much to ask.”— From GPB’s Stephen Fowler&nbsp;Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said U.S. attorneys and FBI agents have been working diligently to follow up on specific complaints and information they’ve received, but they’ve uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election.— From the Associated Press&nbsp;Georgia Senate Republicans will hold two hearings on Thursday “to evaluate the election process to ensure the integrity of Georgia’s voting process,” leading GOP officials announced Tuesday.The hearings, to be held by the Senate Government Oversight Committee and a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, come at a time when Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have faced withering criticism from President Donald Trump and others on the far right about unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.The hearings were announced in a joint statement from Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller, Majority Leader Mike Dugan, Majority Whip Steve Gooch, Majority Caucus Chairman John F. Kennedy, Majority Caucus Vice Chairman Larry Walker and Majority Caucus Secretary Dean Burke.Raffensperger and his office have stood by the integrity of the election, saying it was the most secure in Georgia history. He has beaten back calls from some of his fellow Republicans to resign over the election, which saw President-elect Joe Biden carry the state by about 12,000 votes.— From GPB’s Wayne Drash&nbsp;&nbsp;Some establishment Republicans are sounding alarms that President Donald Trump’s conspiratorial denials of his own defeat could threaten the party’s ability to win a Senate majority and counter President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.The concerns come ahead of Trump’s planned Saturday visit to Georgia to campaign alongside Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. They face strong Democratic challengers in Jan. 5 runoffs that will determine which party controls the Senate.Republicans uniformly acknowledge Trump as the GOP’s biggest turnout driver. But some Republicans worry of potential fallout should Trump use the platform to amplify his baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud.—&nbsp;From the Associated Press&nbsp;Tags:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

A top official in Georgia said Republicans attacking the state's election system are "complicit" in harassment and threats against election workers, including death threats against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his family in recent weeks.&nbsp;"It has all gone too far," Gabriel Sterling said forcefully at a Tuesday afternoon press conference. "Mr. President, you have not condemned this language or these actions. Senators, you have not condemned this language or these actions."Sterling said that a young technician with Dominion Voting Systems has faced death threats after social...

BATTLEGROUND BLOG: Sterling To Republicans: 'We Need You To Step Up' And Defend Elections

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