House Democrats are backing away from a last-ditch effort to muddy President-elect Donald Trump's win by raising objections when Congress meets to count the electoral votes Friday after failing to get a senator to go along.

Several House members have been considering raising objections to the official vote certification – an act that wouldn't have halted Trump's win but could have forced debates in each chamber that would have kept the spotlight on the intelligence community's claims of Russian interference in the elections.

Without a senator, the objections will go nowhere, since a member of each chamber must sign a written protest for it to go forward.

Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado was prepared to raise an objection to certifying the vote. But to succeed, the objection must be made in writing and joined by a member of the Senate.

'We are not going to file an official objection. We just weren't able to secure a senator,' his spokeswoman, Ashley Verville told DailyMail.com.

Representative Ed Perlmutter was prepared to issue a letter objecting to the certification of Donald Trump's electoral college victory, after failing to find a senator who would join him

If other Democrats object when the House and Senate meet in Joint Session Friday afternoon, they might get brief snippets of floor time, but won't be able to force a debate on the issue. It wasn't immediately clear how many House Democrats might try without getting the requisite Senate support.

Even if they got an objection through, it would have been voted down in the GOP-controlled House and Senate.

The lack of Senate support sets up a scenario similar to what happened after the disputed 2000 election, when several House Democrats, including members of the black caucus, tried to object to the certification to no avail.

In a bitter twist, the loser, Vice President Al Gore, had to preside over his loss as president of the Senate at the time.

'Is the point of order signed by a senator?' Gore was forced to ask objecting Democrats.

'I don't care that it is not signed by a senator,' responded one of them, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-California), who walked out in protest.

'You will be advised that the rules do care,' Gore responded.

Representative John Conyers (D-Michigan) also was considering a challenge to the certification of the electoral votes

Representative Bobby Scott also was considering a challenge – but without a senator it won't go anywhere

Colorado members of the Electoral College waiting to be sworn in to vote for president of the United States at the Colorado State Capitol. December 19, 2016

Perlmutter issued a statement Thursday morning citing charges of Russian interference, on a day when the Senate Armed Services Committee probed Russian cyber hacks.

'It is clear Russia intervened in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. This action by a foreign nation was unprecedented, violated our Constitution and undermined the founding pillars of American liberty and democracy. This is not about trying to stop Donald Trump from becoming President. This is about the fact that our liberty, freedom and democracy were compromised by Russia’s intrusion into America’s election,' he said in the statement.

Two other House Democrats, dean of the House Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, and Rep. Bobby Scott also were considering challenges, Politico reported Thursday afternoon.

California Senator Barbara Boxer joined Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio's attempt to challenge the Ohio vote after the 2004 election.

A group trying to drum up opposition to ratifying the votes presented lawmakers with a document showing Trump electors weren't eligible to vote because didn't live in the congressional districts they represented.

The report said 50 Trump electors didn't live in the right district, Salon reported.