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Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) has renewed his vow to challenge the Electoral College.
The body met yesterday pledging 306 votes for Biden to 232 for Trump.
“If you surrender, there is zero chance of success,” Brooks said in an interview. “Fighting yields a better chance than surrender, so I fight.”
The college’s vote is set to be certified by Congress on Jan. 6.
Brooks' comments came as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized Joe Biden as president-elect.
“It’s exactly what you’d expect from Senator McConnell,” Brooks said. “Senator McConnell is not the key to this. The key are the American voters.”
McConnell warned senators against challenging the vote.
At least one senator will have to join Brooks in order for the challenge to go forward. Expectations are that may be U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.).
“It depends on whether a senator is willing to fight for our republic and the election system that is the underpinning for it,” Brooks said. “If a senator joins in the fight for our republic, then we would object on a state-by-state basis as that state’s name is called.”
In a statement today Loeffler said she is unsure if she will challenge yet.
“I haven't looked at it,” Loeffler told reporters. “January 6 is a long way out and there’s a lot to play out between now and then.”
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