Georgia election official warns to prepare for Election Day: ‘Your candidate could lose’

ATLANTA – While election officials in Georgia have struggled with disinformation in early voting, Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer of Georgia’s Secretariat of State, is also urging voters to temper their expectations of their favorite candidates as Election Day approaches. approaches.

“As we get closer to Election Day, I have a message for supporters of both candidates. Especially their most vocal supporters,” he wrote in a five-part post on X. “Your candidate may lose.”

Sterling, a Republican who infamously appealed Then-President Donald Trump wants to “stop inspiring people to commit possible acts of violence” after the 2020 presidential elections, the country is also calling for collective calm.

“This is a close race. You have to prepare yourself emotionally and mentally for that possible outcome,” he wrote.

His message was aimed at both sides.

“I have been voting in presidential elections since 1992. I have voted for the winner three times. Only once did my primary choice reach the White House. That’s how it goes. You have to be prepared, VP Harris supporters, President Trump could win, I know it drives you crazy,” he wrote.

“And for my friends who support President Trump, VP Harris is just as likely to win. It amounts to seven states. And even then, a handful of thousands of votes in those states… just like it was in ’16 and ’20,” he added.

Sterling also gave his thoughts on the balance of power in Congress.

“At the same time, there is a much greater chance than even that the Republican Party will win control of the Senate and lose control of the House. The good part… for the supporters of both Harris and Trump, you can come back and fight at the highest level. Federal level in two years,” he wrote. “And you will have the opportunity to fight for your values ​​as president in four years (well, actually 2.5 years including the primaries).”

Sterling called elections the highest form of patriotism and ended his message on a positive note.

“The American Republic has survived for more than 200 years. We will get through this election regardless of the outcome. I’m not saying it will be easy. But it is reality,” he wrote.

As of Friday, more than half of all eligible registered voters in Georgia have already cast their ballots.