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Chances narrow of Trump overturning Biden's win after Georgia loss

Biden is the first Democrat to carry Georgia since 1992

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So far, Trump's attempts to reverse the outcome of this month's election via lawsuits and recounts have met with little success.

Trevor Hunnicutt and Joseph Ax | Reuters
President Donald Trump's desperate bid to overturn the Nov. 3 election result was dealt another blow on Friday after it was announced he had lost Georgia, while the winner, President-elect Joe Biden, filled more jobs in his incoming U.S. administration.

Biden, a Democrat, is preparing to take office on Jan. 20, but Trump, a Republican, has refused to concede and is searching for a way to invalidate or overturn the results in a number of states, claiming widespread voter fraud. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger poured more cold water on the Trump campaign's effort when he announced that

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