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Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is refusing to concede her loss to Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who defeated Lake in the November 8th election by 17,116 votes.
Lake, who had the backing of former President Donald Trump and claimed throughout the campaign that fraud would taint the results of the race, has teased filing lawsuits to challenge the outcome. According to the Arizona Capitol Times, no formal legal action has yet been taken.
Two counties Cochise and Mojave have delayed certification of Hobbs' victory, based on unfounded conspiracy theories about ballot-counting machines and unsubstantiated claims of disenfranchisement. Lake's focus, however, has been on Maricopa County, the most populous in the Grand Canyon State where there were glitches and errors with electronic equipment.
"The countys top elections officials have acknowledged that 70 of the countys 223 voting centers experienced the printing issue but deny that any citizen was denied an opportunity to vote," The Hill pointed out on Tuesday. But, the publication noted, "election officials say voters could wait in line until the issue was fixed, cast a ballot at another vote center or deposit their original ballot in a separate, secure box that was sent to the countys central facility for tabulation."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/they-better-think-really-hard-kari-lake-threatens-governor-elect-katie-hobbs-over-election-results/ar-AA14tmEZ
It wasn't even close you fucking idiot.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,405 posts)Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)They would have created one.
There was nothing wrong with the 2020 election in most states.
msongs
(67,394 posts)Takket
(21,552 posts)"They're dragging their feet. They don't want to give us this information so we're asking the courts to force them to give us information," Lake said. "This is not our main case. When our main case drops, they will hear it. Trust me. They will hear it. And they better think really hard before Ducey and Hobbs sign their John Hancock to that certification. They better think long and hard about what they know about what happened in this election. Because when we drop our lawsuit, they will hear it. We have whistleblowers coming forward and at least one smoking gun in it. And we will not stand here and make a mockery of our sacred vote."
BOSSHOG
(37,043 posts)Kari, do guns smoke after sex? So youre going to sit down and make a mockery of your sacred vote?
calimary
(81,197 posts)Lake should go back to TV anchoring, to keep her name and face in front of the public. She photographs well, on first look. But she doesnt wear well, and now shes just another Sore Loserman. In a nauseatingly continuing series.
maxrandb
(15,317 posts)just big and powerful and strong. People will be crying when they see it...I mean, big, powerful, muscular men with big dicks will just fall apart with tears in their eyes, on their knees when this lawsuit drops.
It will, probably, be filed on Tuesday, we'll see.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)GoodRaisin
(8,922 posts)Turns out, nothing.
Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)but do you know how badly the GOP has to screw up that there are two democratic senators and a sweep on statewide offices in Barry Goldwater's home state.
Cha
(297,123 posts)nobody wants your GD concession.
The People choose the Leaders NOT you.
I borrowed that from Gov Elect Josh Shapiro.
magicarpet
(14,144 posts)Does he think it was a fair and free election ?
I trust his judgment.
Septua
(2,254 posts)..will sooner or later become accepted as 'the song sung by sore losers'. The overall results of the 2022 elections pretty much confirms people are tired of hearing it.
dchill
(38,465 posts)If at first you don't concede, try, try again.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Hobbs won by votes and not by unnecessary concessions.
BBbats
(89 posts)Dress rehearsal for the 2024 Presidential election.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)Is that she didn't claim "throughout the campaign that fraud would taint the results of the race," exactly; she claimed that fraud would taint the results if she lost. If she won, of course, it all would have been above board
Deuxcents
(16,169 posts)David__77
(23,367 posts)
Orrex
(63,199 posts)Tommymac
(7,263 posts)She is irrelevant.
Grins
(7,205 posts)Should have a crap-ton more.
CarlYasutomo
(53 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(5,679 posts)Cochise County does in a way, since Cochise county is evenly mixed, but controlled by rabid AM radio listening trump lickers.
But who cares? Maricopa and Pima are where 80% of the people are. Yuma went red (predicted. Too many trumpers in the fortuna foothills). Pinal went red (expected). Coconino went blue (expected).
Kali
(55,007 posts)but this county is red for sure.
AZLD4Candidate
(5,679 posts)had run ins with so many trumpers. I thought it was just Benson.
Kali
(55,007 posts)and even a few old style 'normal' repukes around too. LOL
AZLD4Candidate
(5,679 posts)that replaced his dead ass. I noticed when I lived there the last two years before going overseas again they dropped the Savage Weiner for the walking hyperbole in Glenn Beck and the high pitched voice of insanity, Mark Levin.
yankee87
(2,166 posts)Im willing to bet, shell start fundraising on some kind of Stop the Steal BS. Lets face it, shes going to figure out how to grift the cultists,
AZLD4Candidate
(5,679 posts)and their intolerance.