While there is no question Republicans are gearing up and prepared to engage in a series of legal challenges, their true hope is tied to the vote totals in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona.
Republicans both inside and outside the campaign understand that is where their most realistic path to victory lies and the lawsuits and recount requests serve as more of a Hail Mary to an election that may already be too far gone.
Still, the GOP remains bullish on their chances of winning the actual vote count. They started sounding the alarm bells on Arizona being a Trump state early on after networks began declaring the race for Biden and continue to warn reporters that the trend lines are in Trump’s favour. If Arizona flips, they believe the race is within the President’s grasp.
Many Republicans hope they will be able to make the case the President won the election from a position of having an electoral college lead, as opposed to hoping to flip results through court challenges.
One Republican operative expressed frustration over the characters the campaign was rolling out to present their legal arguments, suggesting it wasn’t doing the President any favors.
“I can’t understand how Rudy keeps popping up,” the operative said referring to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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