With Republicans on the national stage threatening one last attempt to block president-elect Joe Biden from taking office, local Republicans are saying – well, most aren’t saying much.
Wednesday marks the joint congressional session to count electoral votes and certify Biden’s victory. Typically, the session is a formality, a constitutionally required rubber stamp.
This year, however, a group of Republican senators and House members have said they will officially object to the results. Those objections – based on unfounded allegations of fraud – will almost certainly fail, according to the Associated Press. But they could force votes in the House and Senate that could delay the certification process.
The Enquirer asked congressional representatives from Greater Cincinnati about the plan to object. Here’s what they said:
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, Republican
Portman released a statement Monday saying he does not plan to object to the certification, saying he "cannot support allowing Congress to thwart the will of the voters.”
Portman said he voted for President Donald Trump and supported the president’s right to legally challenge the election results. “But after two months of recounts and legal challenges, not a single state recount changed a result and, of the dozens of lawsuits filed, not one found evidence of fraud or irregularities widespread enough to change the result of the election.”
