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Former President Donald Trump criticized election authorities in Arizona on Friday evening, as yet another of his supporters lost a Senate race and Republicans continue to assert that his medaling may have cost them control of the upper house.
Trump, for his part, sought a re-vote and alleged fraud cost Republicans the state election.
Mark Kelly’s victory over Republican Blake Masters left the Democrats one seat shy of keeping control of the Senate.
This has increased the pressure on Trump, who is accused of supporting radical candidates with little prospect of victory.
Trump went on the offensive on Friday night, claiming without evidence that fraud had cost Masters the Arizona election.
“Voting machines failed in big numbers, but mainly in Republican districts,” he said on his Truth Social website.
Thousands of people abandoned the polling lines because they were fatigued or had other things to do after waiting for hours.
Donald Trump is under tremendous pressure as a result of the poor performance of his Senate candidates. On Friday night, he asserted that fraud lost Blake Masters the Arizona victory.
Masters was defeated by former Astronaut Mark Kelly in a contest in which Republicans hoped to tilt the Senate in their favor. The outcome was announced on Friday evening
After Mark Kelly’s victory over Blake Masters in Arizona, Democrats need only one additional seat to maintain control of the Senate. His own party blames him for some of the losses.
On Tuesday, officials in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, claimed that around one-fifth of voting tabulation equipment failed.
However, a judge rejected a legal attempt by Republicans to keep polling places open late, stating that they had failed to provide evidence that anyone was prohibited from voting.
And officials stated that every vote would be tallied.
However, this did not prevent suspicions of voter fraud from emerging quickly on social media.
Trump seized onto the charges, stating, “This is voter fraud and a con, no different than stuffing ballot boxes.”
The election was stolen from Blake Masters.
“Re-run the election.”
Barricades and security fencing have been built outside the Maricopa County elections office in Arizona in anticipation of potential protests, with law enforcement personnel on high alert.
In 2020, the state was the epicenter of conspiracy theories as Joe Biden narrowly defeated Donald Trump to become the first Democrat to win the state since Bill Clinton.
Bill Gates (left), chairman of the Maricopa County supervisors, stated, “We’re attempting to resolve this issue as soon as possible.” In addition, we have a redundancy plan in place.
Additionally, Trump tweeted, “Fixed elections and open borders Equals third-world countries.”
The United States is a failing state.
This time around, Arizona was one of the most important battlegrounds in the Republican effort to retake the Senate.
A number of prominent Republicans, though, have been defeated by Democrats around the nation.
Trump has borne the most of the blame.
In New Hampshire, he supported Don Bolduc, in Pennsylvania he supported TV doctor Mehmet Oz, and in Georgia he supported Herschel Walker.
Bolduc and Oz defeated more conventional candidates in their respective primaries, and Trump claimed credit for their nominations.
“Trump got them the nomination and eventually consigned the party to defeat,” a Republican consultant said on the condition of anonymity, “which is exactly what might happen if he runs for president in 2024.”
Trump had planned to solidify his commanding position during the midterm elections, before to his expected launch of a presidential run on Tuesday.
Several insiders have speculated that the poor performance of his candidates may cause Trump to delay.
Prior to Tuesday, predictions indicated that Republicans held a tiny advantage in the campaign to win the Senate.
However, as of Friday evening, Democrats held 49 seats to the Republicans’ 49. The race for Walker will proceed to a December runoff.
In Nevada, Democratic incumbent Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was within 800 votes of Republican state attorney general Adam Laxalt, leaving control of the upper chamber in the balance.