McLean County Times

Georgia junior U.S. Kelly Loeffler is considering joining an effort to challenge Electoral College votes in several battleground states when Congress reconvenes Jan. 6.

Loeffler once described herself as a farm girl “paycheck to paycheck,” having been raised in a farming family in Stanford where she was an accomplished pianist. 

Loeffler suggested she may join the effort, of which several Republicans have already voiced approval. 

“In regard to Jan. 6, I’ve been very clear, nothing is off the table,” Loeffler said to The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft when he asked if she would join the effort. 

Loeffler said in order to do so, she has to first win her runoff election on Jan. 5. She noted she would continue fighting for the president.

So far, several Republicans in the House have said they will join the effort that has been started by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). In order for the challenge to succeed, it needs a representative from both the House and the Senate.

However, U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has discouraged members of the Senate from joining in the effort, calling it unrealistic.

“Ultimately every senator will have to make their own decision about that but I think there will be people, yeah, reaching out him just to kind of find out what he’s going to do,” Thune said, The Hill reported, regarding U.S. Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) saying he was thinking of joining in the effort.

Thune said he hoped Senate members would decide that it’s time to move on from election discussions.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has also said he hasn’t made a decision if he will join the effort or not.

Brooks told Fox News earlier this week that there were many House members who supported the challenge.

“There are dozens in the House of Representatives who have reached that conclusion that I have; we’re going to sponsor and co-sponsor objections to the Electoral College vote returns,” Brooks said.