Donald Trump rages against his former allies, the Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia, as Arizona and Wisconsin certify the victory of President-elect Joe Biden.

The two certifications complete the legal and political defeat of the Trump camp. Key states such as Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Michigan completed their certifications in the past 11 days, as attorneys for Trump and his allies lost all but one of scores of lawsuits.

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States will finalize elector appointments by December 8, and the Electoral College vote to confirm Biden’s 306-232 margin will be conducted on December 14.

Trump’s Failed Pressure

As the processes were completed, Trump railed on Twitter. He began with a blast at Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who has been a Trump ally since his controversial election in November 2018.

Kemp endorsed the state’s certification, with its 16 electoral votes, after an audit of almost 5 million ballots confirmed Biden’s victory by 12,670 votes. The Trump camp invoked its right for a complete recount, but Kemp has refused to interfere in the process.

Trump and his allies are demanding a signature match on each and every vote, even though this is impossible — as ballots are separated from their envelopes, after confirmation of signatures, during the initial count. He demanded that Kemp overrule Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: again an impossibility, since state law forbids the governor’s taking over the process.

Kemp rejected the pressure on Monday. So did Raffensperger, who has faced death threats and the call for his resignation by the state’s Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, each of whom face runoff contests on January 5.

Trump then turned his attention to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, another former ally, after Ducey confirmed the certifications for Biden (11 electoral votes) and Democratic Senator-elect Mark Kelly, who defeated GOP incumbent Martha McSally.

Ducey said crisply, “We do elections well in Arizona. The system is strong.”

Trump then retweeted the message from a staffer of the One America News attack site, “Gov Ducey has betrayed the people of Arizona”, and from Trumpist activists — “Who needs Democrats when you have Republicans like Brian Kemp and Doug Ducey?” and “”Why bother voting for Republicans if what you get is Ducey and Kemp?” — and from “John D”:

He continued his performance with a phone call into a “hearing” by his supporters in Arizona, pushing disinformation and unsupported claims about election fraud.

By the evening, Trump had pitted himself against the leadership of the Republican Party.

Despite the complete rejection of his attempt to overturn the election, there was a bit of good news for Trump on Monday. In the guise of an “Election Defense Fund”, his campaign has raised $170 million to pay off debts and for possible use in a 2024 Presidential campaign.