Kari Lake Sounds The Alarm Over Election: 'Arizonians Know BS When They See It'
Several outlets are calling the Arizona election and declaring Democrat Katie Hobbs the winner even though votes are still being counted. The state has had major issues handling the voting process including downed machines and confusion at the polls. Republican candidate Kari Lake expressed concerns over those issues and more on Sunda calling for Hobbs to recuse herself from overseeing the state's election process.
In response to the net's decision Lake snapped on Twitter, “Arizonans know BS when they see it,” Lake tweeted after the outcome was declared by multiple outlets, implying that she was not yet ready to concede. Hobbs secured 50.4 percent — a total of 1,266,922 votes — to Lake’s 49.6 percent — a total of 1,247,428 votes — with 98 percent of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press. The race was called almost a week after Election Day as many ballots were being dropped off and counted for days.
Hobbs is the first Democrat to serve in the governor’s office since 2006. “Democracy is worth the wait. Thank you, Arizona,” Hobbs tweeted Monday night. “I am so honored and so proud to be your next Governor.”
As Arizona’s secretary of state, Hobbs managed the elections in the state this cycle. After a Tuesday fiasco in Maricopa County in which some tabulation machines malfunctioned at multiple voting centers, Lake suggested that Hobbs was compromised and should have recused herself from overseeing the election. While on the campaign trail, Hobbs was remembered for her abortion extremism, failing to name a single restriction on the procedure that she would support if elected governor.
Arizona experienced statewide issues with its voting system. While the networks are going to declare Lake a crazed election denier no matter what she does, I hope Lake demands a recount. As painful as it has been to watch these states count through their ballots, voters need partisan reassurance that the votes are properly accounted for.