Trump's Slim Reelection Dream Fades... Election Commission Says "Recount Results Unlikely to Change"

Georgia and Wisconsin Recounts Fail to Affect Election Outcome

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Although recounts are being conducted in Georgia and Wisconsin at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republican side, local election commission officials reportedly believe that no results will emerge that could change the presidential election landscape, according to foreign media. The faint hope of a dramatic comeback by President Trump through the recount is gradually fading away.

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On the 18th (local time), according to major foreign media, although the recount that President Trump is desperately pursuing is underway, election officials predicted that the election results would not be overturned.

Georgia is one of the regions where President Trump has pinned his hopes, but locally it is seen as unlikely that the trend will change. Georgia election officials said the recount results are expected to be announced on the 19th, and the approximately 14,000-vote lead of President-elect Biden is not expected to be overturned. Furthermore, they stated that there is no evidence of the widespread fraud claimed by President Trump.

Gabriel Sterling, Georgia’s voting system manager, said, "(President Trump) is mistaken about that part." President-elect Biden is known to be ahead by 12,781 votes even after the recount. Although the gap has narrowed compared to the initial count, the election results are not in a situation to be overturned.

In Wisconsin, President Trump requested a partial recount, but forecasts indicate that the election results will not be overturned. President-elect Biden secured 49.5% of the vote in Wisconsin, leading President Trump, who received 48.8%, by about 20,000 votes.

Wisconsin election officials also believe the election results will not be overturned. They decided to recount Milwaukee and Dane counties, where many Democratic votes were cast. A statewide recount would require $7.9 million (8.8 billion KRW), but since President Trump’s campaign paid $3 million, the recount is being conducted mainly in these areas.

The Wisconsin election commission said the recount work would begin on the 20th and is expected to be completed within a few days. A local election commission official said, "There will be no change in the election results."

For President Trump to overturn the election results, he would need to flip the results in at least three states to secure the 270 electoral votes required to win the presidency. Currently, President Trump has secured 232 electoral votes, while President-elect Biden has obtained 306. Although the indirect election system means the popular vote is not directly linked to the election outcome, President-elect Biden leads by more than 5.8 million votes in the popular vote as well.

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