REPORTING. American presidential election: "People give more now that he has all these lawsuits"rejoice with Trump supporters in Georgia
Six months before the US presidential election, Joe Biden has collected much more money for his campaign than Donald Trump: 156 million dollars for the Democratic president, compared to 111 million for the Republican candidate, according to the Federal Election Commission. But in Georgia, a southern and conservative state, where Joe Biden won in 2020 (less than 12 000 votes difference for five million votes cast), it is the Republican candidate who raised the most money : almost twice as much. Almost three million for Donald Trump, less than 1.6 million for Joe Biden.
This comes as no surprise to the pro-Trump Republicans met in Monticello, in Jasper County, which voted 76% for Trump in 2020. Mary Patrick is the chairwoman of the Republicans in the county and a loyal supporter of the ex-president .“People are giving more to Trump now that he has all these lawsuits.” “It even helps him,” assure Lynn and Linda, two Republican retirees. “Because we are angry ! I’ve liked Trump for 30 years, just because he’s an interesting character.” Linda explains. “If he had killed someone, it would be different”adds Lynn.
Donald Trump is accused in Georgia of trying to overturn the results of the last presidential election. Seeing the state go to the Democratic side, he cried fraud and called the Georgia secretary of state, a Republican, to ask him to “find” the 11 780 voices that were missing from his victory. The indictment of the former president makes these Republicans laugh. “It’s just political,” Linda slices. “In my opinion, this election was confiscated from the people, says Rob Alexander, farmer and owner of a local gas company. The Democratic Party has decided to hate him.”
If Georgia supports candidate Trump more financially, it is Joe Biden who, in total, has so far collected the most money in his name. “I do not believe itsweeps Mary Patrick. I think the media is doing everything to show that Biden is in the lead, that he is going to win.” Even if the accusations of fraud made by Trump in 2020 have since been denied, these Republicans are also already suspicious of the November presidential election.
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