Georgia presidential recount on track to confirm Biden win even as Trump rages about fraud

Dave Goldiner

The recount in Georgia’s presidential election is going just peachy — for Joe Biden, that is.

The battleground state’s Republican top election officials say it will meet a Wednesday deadline to certify the recount that will show Biden beat President Trump by more than 10,000 votes.

Any major issues? Nope.

In this file photo, Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, walks with President Donald Trump, right, as Trump arrives for a rally on Nov. 4, 2018, in Macon, Ga.
In this file photo, Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, walks with President Donald Trump, right, as Trump arrives for a rally on Nov. 4, 2018, in Macon, Ga.


In this file photo, Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, walks with President Donald Trump, right, as Trump arrives for a rally on Nov. 4, 2018, in Macon, Ga. (John Bazemore/)

“Nothing has jumped off the page at us,” said Gabriel Sterling, an aide to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

The state is investigating about 250 claims of double voting or other shenanigans. But even if some or all are proven, the irregularities are minor and wouldn’t affect the outcome.

Even as he hits dead ends in court, Trump is showing no signs of giving up his campaign to deride the results as fundamentally flawed.

He trashed Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp as “hapless” and demanded he do more to overturn the results of the election.

The outgoing president also slammed Raffensperger as “obstinate” after calling him an “enemy of the people” over the weekend.

People wait in line to vote on Election Day at the Boulevard Mall parking lot on Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas.
People wait in line to vote on Election Day at the Boulevard Mall parking lot on Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas.
King County Elections workers process ballots at King County Elections headquarters on Nov. 3, 2020 in Renton, Washington. The ballots are separated from the envelope after the signature has been verified, making them completely anonymous.
King County Elections workers process ballots at King County Elections headquarters on Nov. 3, 2020 in Renton, Washington. The ballots are separated from the envelope after the signature has been verified, making them completely anonymous.
Election officials count absentee ballots at a polling place located in the Town of Beloit fire station on Nov. 3, 2020 near Beloit, Wisconsin. Wisconsin requires election officials to wait to begin counting absentee ballots until after polls open on election day.
Election officials count absentee ballots at a polling place located in the Town of Beloit fire station on Nov. 3, 2020 near Beloit, Wisconsin. Wisconsin requires election officials to wait to begin counting absentee ballots until after polls open on election day.
Vote.org food trucks deliver tacos and water to Houston voters in line on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
Vote.org food trucks deliver tacos and water to Houston voters in line on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
A voter sanitizes her hands as poll workers help voters get ready to cast their ballots at The Metropolitan Library on Nov. 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.
A voter sanitizes her hands as poll workers help voters get ready to cast their ballots at The Metropolitan Library on Nov. 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Voters wait in line on election day on Nov. 3, 2020 in Manor, Texas.
Voters wait in line on election day on Nov. 3, 2020 in Manor, Texas.
Charles Sundberg opens ballots at King County Elections headquarters on Nov. 3, 2020 in Renton, Washington.
Charles Sundberg opens ballots at King County Elections headquarters on Nov. 3, 2020 in Renton, Washington.
Vote.org food trucks deliver tacos and water to Miami voters in line on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
Vote.org food trucks deliver tacos and water to Miami voters in line on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
People vote inside the historic Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. 3, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
People vote inside the historic Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Nov. 3, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
Voters enter Southeast Regional Library to cast their ballots on Nov. 3, 2020 in Gilbert, Arizona.
Voters enter Southeast Regional Library to cast their ballots on Nov. 3, 2020 in Gilbert, Arizona.
People wait in line to vote on Election Day at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis.
People wait in line to vote on Election Day at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis.
A voter celebrates after she casts her ballot on Election Day at Frank McCourt High School in New York's Upper West Side on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
A voter celebrates after she casts her ballot on Election Day at Frank McCourt High School in New York's Upper West Side on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
People line up to vote at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis.
People line up to vote at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis.
Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters cast their ballots on Election Day at Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
People line up to vote on Election Day at the last polling place in a residence in the Lake Terrace section of New Orleans, La. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
People line up to vote on Election Day at the last polling place in a residence in the Lake Terrace section of New Orleans, La. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters line up outside Frank McCourt High School on Election Day in New York's Upper West Side on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters line up outside Frank McCourt High School on Election Day in New York's Upper West Side on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
A voter casts their ballot at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis.
A voter casts their ballot at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis.
Windows are boarded up as voters line up outside the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas, Tex. waiting to cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Windows are boarded up as voters line up outside the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas, Tex. waiting to cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Voter Tashia Lee receives her ballot from poll worker Marianne Stambaugh at the American Legion Post 1 on Election Day in Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Voter Tashia Lee receives her ballot from poll worker Marianne Stambaugh at the American Legion Post 1 on Election Day in Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Erin Doherty hugs her mother Susanna Dew, 61, who is voting for the first time in her life, as they wait in line at a polling place on election day in the Mid City section of New Orleans, La. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Erin Doherty hugs her mother Susanna Dew, 61, who is voting for the first time in her life, as they wait in line at a polling place on election day in the Mid City section of New Orleans, La. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa votes on Election Day at Frank McCourt High School in New York's Upper West Side on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa votes on Election Day at Frank McCourt High School in New York's Upper West Side on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Jamaal Bowman, left, the Democratic nominee for New York's 16th congressional district, greets voters in the Bartow Community Center on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in the Bronx borough of New York.
Jamaal Bowman, left, the Democratic nominee for New York's 16th congressional district, greets voters in the Bartow Community Center on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in the Bronx borough of New York.
People wait in line to vote on Election Day before 7:30 a.m. at the Senior Citizen's/Neighborhood Community Center in Schuylkill Haven, Pa. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
People wait in line to vote on Election Day before 7:30 a.m. at the Senior Citizen's/Neighborhood Community Center in Schuylkill Haven, Pa. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Kevin Schnitzius, whose wife, Kim, is running for Weston City Commission Seat 2, puts up Biden/Harris signage on Election Day at the Weston Branch Library on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Weston, Fla.
Kevin Schnitzius, whose wife, Kim, is running for Weston City Commission Seat 2, puts up Biden/Harris signage on Election Day at the Weston Branch Library on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Weston, Fla.
Voters cast their ballots under a giant mural at Robious Elementary school in Midlothian, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Poll workers said that traffic was slow due to all the early voting in the precinct.
Voters cast their ballots under a giant mural at Robious Elementary school in Midlothian, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Poll workers said that traffic was slow due to all the early voting in the precinct.
Masked election workers sit behind a clear barrier as they perform ID checks of potential voters on Election Day in Ridgeland, Miss. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Masked election workers sit behind a clear barrier as they perform ID checks of potential voters on Election Day in Ridgeland, Miss. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
A Trump supporter campaigns on Election Day at the Weston Branch Library on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Weston, Fla.
A Trump supporter campaigns on Election Day at the Weston Branch Library on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Weston, Fla.
A sign calling for voters to work at voting locations is displayed on a table along with voting stickers at the Bordeaux Library voting precinct on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.
A sign calling for voters to work at voting locations is displayed on a table along with voting stickers at the Bordeaux Library voting precinct on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.
Andrea Nunnery casts her ballot on Election Day at the Summit, Miss. town hall voting precinct on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Andrea Nunnery casts her ballot on Election Day at the Summit, Miss. town hall voting precinct on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
A couple enters a polling station to vote on Election Day at the Middlefield Community Senior Center in Middlefield, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
A couple enters a polling station to vote on Election Day at the Middlefield Community Senior Center in Middlefield, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
People vote inside a fire station on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Hialeah, Fla.
People vote inside a fire station on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Hialeah, Fla.
University of Wisconsin-Madison volleyball team members and poll worker volunteers Sydney Hilley, left, Dana Rettke and Julie Wohlert wave to a voter at The Orpheum Theater on Nov. 3, 2020, in Madison, Wis. For the first time, the theater was opened for the election.
University of Wisconsin-Madison volleyball team members and poll worker volunteers Sydney Hilley, left, Dana Rettke and Julie Wohlert wave to a voter at The Orpheum Theater on Nov. 3, 2020, in Madison, Wis. For the first time, the theater was opened for the election.
Voters fill out and cast their ballots at the Cross Insurance Center polling location on Nov. 3, 2020, in Bangor, Maine.
Voters fill out and cast their ballots at the Cross Insurance Center polling location on Nov. 3, 2020, in Bangor, Maine.
Voters turn out at dawn and wait to cast their ballot at a polling station in the King Arts Complex on Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio.
Voters turn out at dawn and wait to cast their ballot at a polling station in the King Arts Complex on Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio.
Voters check in at First Ward Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina shortly after the polls opened on Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters check in at First Ward Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina shortly after the polls opened on Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters wait in line cast their vote on Nov. 3, 2020, in Austin, Tex.
Voters wait in line cast their vote on Nov. 3, 2020, in Austin, Tex.
Campaign volunteers wave posters in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) near the West Tampa Public Library polling precinct on Nov. 3, 2020, in Tampa, Fla.
Campaign volunteers wave posters in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) near the West Tampa Public Library polling precinct on Nov. 3, 2020, in Tampa, Fla.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at John F. Kennedy Library in Miami, Fla. on Nov. 3, 2020. The United States started voting Tuesday in an election amounting to a referendum on Donald Trump's uniquely brash and bruising presidency, which Democratic opponent and frontrunner Joe Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy."
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at John F. Kennedy Library in Miami, Fla. on Nov. 3, 2020. The United States started voting Tuesday in an election amounting to a referendum on Donald Trump's uniquely brash and bruising presidency, which Democratic opponent and frontrunner Joe Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy."
Voters cast ballots at the Catholic Multicultural Center on Nov. 3, 2020, in Madison, Wis.
Voters cast ballots at the Catholic Multicultural Center on Nov. 3, 2020, in Madison, Wis.
People wait in line to vote in the early morning in front of the American Legion in Tombstone, Ariz. on Nov. 3, 2020.
People wait in line to vote in the early morning in front of the American Legion in Tombstone, Ariz. on Nov. 3, 2020.
People cast their ballots at the United Center on Election Day in Chicago, Ill. on Nov. 3, 2020.
People cast their ballots at the United Center on Election Day in Chicago, Ill. on Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters cast their ballots at the Indian Creek Fire Station 4 in Miami, Fla. on Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters cast their ballots at the Indian Creek Fire Station 4 in Miami, Fla. on Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters check in inside the United Center to cast their ballots on Election Day in Chicago, Ill. on Nov. 3, 2020. Americans were voting on Tuesday under the shadow of a surging coronavirus pandemic to decide whether to reelect Republican Donald Trump, one of the most polarizing presidents in U.S. history, or send Democrat Joe Biden to the White House.
Poll workers prepare their area for voters at a polling station on Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston, Tex.
Poll workers prepare their area for voters at a polling station on Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston, Tex.
An election official raises her hand to signify that the ballot box has been sanitized and ready for the next voter in the polling place at Eastern High School on Nov. 3, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.
An election official raises her hand to signify that the ballot box has been sanitized and ready for the next voter in the polling place at Eastern High School on Nov. 3, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.
The five town's residents, Tanner, Debra and Tom Tillotson with Joe Casey and Les Otten, stand together after voting during the historic midnight vote at the Hale House at the historic Balsams Resort during midnight voting as part of the first ballots cast in the United States Presidential Election in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire on Nov. 3, 2020. Voters in Dixville Notch, a village of 12 residents in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, kicked off Election Day at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday by voting unanimously for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Voters stand in line to cast their ballots at The Coral Gables Branch Library in Miami, Fla. on Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters stand in line to cast their ballots at The Coral Gables Branch Library in Miami, Fla. on Nov. 3, 2020.
A man wears a "Bye Don" mask as he arrives to vote at Public School 33 in Chelsea on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in New York City.
A man wears a "Bye Don" mask as he arrives to vote at Public School 33 in Chelsea on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in New York City.
Voters wait in line before the polls open at The Orpheum Theater on Nov. 3, 2020, in Madison, Wis.
Voters wait in line before the polls open at The Orpheum Theater on Nov. 3, 2020, in Madison, Wis.
People wait in line to enter the Italian Heritage Center to cast their vote on Nov. 3, 2020, in Portland, Maine.
People wait in line to enter the Italian Heritage Center to cast their vote on Nov. 3, 2020, in Portland, Maine.
Resident Barbara Henderson waves a "vote" sign for motorists along Martin Luther King Blvd. on Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston, Tex. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Resident Barbara Henderson waves a "vote" sign for motorists along Martin Luther King Blvd. on Nov. 3, 2020, in Houston, Tex. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Voters wait in line with empty ballots in the polling place at Eastern High School on Nov. 3, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.
Voters wait in line with empty ballots in the polling place at Eastern High School on Nov. 3, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.
Voters wait in line at a polling station on U.S. Election Day in Winchester, Virginia early Nov. 3, 2020. Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early November 3, marking the start of Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy."
People stand in line to vote as the sun rises at Bloomfield United Methodist Church on Nov. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.
People stand in line to vote as the sun rises at Bloomfield United Methodist Church on Nov. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.
A poll worker helps a voter on Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina.
A poll worker helps a voter on Nov. 3, 2020, in Columbia, South Carolina.
Volunteer poll workers accept mail ballots outside the Leon County Supervisor of Elections office on Nov. 3, 2020, in Tallahassee, Fla.
Volunteer poll workers accept mail ballots outside the Leon County Supervisor of Elections office on Nov. 3, 2020, in Tallahassee, Fla.
Voters line up outside a polling place at Douglas Town Hall on Nov. 3, 2020, in Hampton, Minnesota.
Voters line up outside a polling place at Douglas Town Hall on Nov. 3, 2020, in Hampton, Minnesota.

The intramural GOP feud is raging as Republicans face a pair of must-win Jan. 5 run-off elections for the state’s U.S. Senate seats.

Republicans need to hang onto one of the seats held by Sen. David Perdue and Sen. Kelly Loeffler or they will lose control of the entire Senate to Democrats. That would give President-elect Biden a much freer hand to implement his agenda.

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