As Kari Lake whines about 'botched' election, Arizona moves on -- angering the GOP

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Sarah K. Burris
November 23, 2022



Governor-elect Katie Hobbs was welcomed to the office by the current governor, Doug Ducey on Wednesday as he offered to make the transition from his government to hers a peaceful and easy one.



It's something that Hobbs' chief of staff highlighted in a tweet as well. It harkens back to Jan. 6, when Donald Trump refused to cooperate with a peaceful transition for his presidency.



Meanwhile, the failed Republican opponent, Kari Lake, continued her conspiracy about her election loss and pledged that she was going to launch her court case that would ultimately deliver her a victory.

“We’re on a timeline. A very strict timeline when it comes to fighting this botched election, and they’re dragging their feet. They don’t want to give us the information, so we’re asking the courts to force them," she tweeted.

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[tanyev]

1. Honestly, what doesn't anger the GOP?

Anger is all they've got.

[maddiemom]

7. And until Trump, whoever realized how EASY it was...

to challenge a perfectly normal election result and cause such an uproar without an ounce of truth. What FUN we've been missing!

[Zambero]

2. Lake's antics make Ducey look like a "swell guy"

His politics are abysmal, but at a minimum, he supports an orderly transition as mandated by the voters in his state. A defining difference between the few remaining establishment Republicans and MAGAts.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

6. You can have your cray politics, you can not threaten election officials, the courts, truth

and the constitution. Revolutionary!?

[Zambero]

8. Not Revolutionary, just Revolting

In more ways than one.

[brer cat]

3. They are doing the best thing: ignore Lake and move on.

She is all about attention. Don't give it to her.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Nothing pisses a narcissist off like ignoring them...

[The Jungle 1]

4. I still want to know if she has a stuffed tiger that comes to life when no one is around.

[madinmaryland]

31. That's her son you are thinking about. 😀

[The Jungle 1]

38. Calvin and Hobbes

No one got my joke and I posted it several times so I am a loser. Calvin and Hobbes is the best cartoon strip ever.

[area51]

5. Hadn't Lake better drop this BS & try to

suck up to #DementiaDonnie to try to become his VP?

[Zambero]

10. Trump-Lake

More like Dismal-Swamp.

[erronis]

14. Perfect! And there be alligators....

[Torchlight]

9. Her behavior really does come across as irrational and unhinged

wanting to score points rather than engage in any good faith discussions. I think she's trying to convince herself how clever she is, and that happens only at the expense of other people, and yet in doing so, she ends up illustrating her own lack of character. Every time. It must be lonely to be so enamored with oneself.

[Zambero]

11. And worse yet for Kari

Her hopes and dreams of being "Your worst nightmare" for two terms as governor didn't quite materialize as predicted.

[3auld6phart]

12. Well done Sir

May you have a Happy Thenks giving and an incident free day

[orthoclad]

13. Democrats should fight like this

I wish Gore would have fought like this rather than "high-roading" the 2000 election. He didn't want to plunge the country into turmoil?

Well, because of that high-roadig, we got irreversible climate change, 9/11 (I think he would have listened to the warnings), and multiple never-ending wars. Just think: no "Patriot" Act, no Iraq, no Afghanistan, and protection for our descendants' world.

We should have at least SOME of the passion of the loonies, rather than just "vote harder". Nice guys finish last.

I pre-emptively state that no, I don't think we should dress in tactical gear or 3-cornered hats and storm the Capitol, but act more like a football team fighting hard for a win. We keep letting the reich wing get away with shit because we're too "nice". They're winning the passion war.

[emulatorloo]

17. So you believe Kari Lake's strategy is right? Can you clarify?

Because she is a behaving like a cornered rat, and lying like a rug.

Thanks in advance!

[orthoclad]

18. We should fight in the courts and the press

and in the popular mind with the passion that the reich wing uses -- if we want to defeat them. Hold rallies. Yell "You lie!" like they did to Obama. Blame the billionaires who own most of the world. Roe brought up some of that kind of passion. We need a LOT more.

There are so many crimes that just got swept under the rug after some lame struggle. Emoluments. Nepotism. Stochastic terror. Mass murder. Treason. Fossil money corruption. Untracked trillions of covid money. Etc. There's too much at stake. We're facing existential threats comparable to WWII - or worse.

Nations are finally acknowledging that the climate crisis is a national security issue, and they're trying to buy off the victims of our bloatmobile culture with a few bucks. Wait until half the global south tries to immigrate because they're poverty stricken and flooded out. Pakistan's a nuclear power. There will be major violence. That's just one dimension of what we're facing.

I say fight with passion and compassion.

[Cha]

21. Lake is a Sore Loser.. she's irrational

and unhinged.. a Gaslighting Liar.

Nothing "passionate" about that.

[orthoclad]

39. We need to understand that

this is not a polite game of rummy: it's cut-throat poker with hidden aces, stilettos, and derringers. For a metaphor.

[Cha]

42. I Understand Lake is a Bitter GD

Gaslit LOSER.

[Skittles]

35. I do agree Gore should have fought harder

since when does the Supreme Court pick our president? But honestly, there's no equating Gore and Lake - Ms. Lake is a MAGAt nutcase....

[orthoclad]

40. I don't equate them

I just wish Gore and the party had fought harder, rather than being polite. No turmoil from that can compare with the following 20 some years. I understand his impulse away from conflict, but we got conflict anyway. Possibly termianl harm.

When has a democrat ever stood up to a lying Rethug and yelled "You lie!" like one did to Obama? I bet that brought in votes for the Rethug, just for the passionate drama.

Humans are usually more emotional than rational. The reich-wing is better at pushing emotional hot buttons. They know that rage and fear become addictive. What can we counter that with? Honest question.

[brooklynite]

22. What SPECIFICALLY should Gore have done?

“Act more like a football team” tells me nothing.

[Iggo]

29. Fuck Kari Lake and anyone who thinks she's doing the right thing.

[former9thward]

16. Ducey is running for the Senate in 2024.

And he will probably win. Democrats have no big name that can win a general election against him.

[grantcart]

24. Could not disagree more

Ducey would have liked to run but isn't going to for the same reason Flake didn't.

It is unlikely that Ducey could win the primary, and if he did survive that bloody civil war he wouldn't have a unified party behind him.

Ducey has also alienated teachers and parents with his education funding debacle.

Ducey isn't a career politician, he can return to the business world with a fraction of the grief and make more money, which is what Flake did.

[former9thward]

26. Ducey has relatively high approval ratings.

He did not run against Kelly because he thought Kelly was a strong candidate. (It turns out Kelly was not. Kelly only got 51% of the vote against a flawed candidate who was unknown in AZ before the primary). Also Trump was against Ducey but that will be yesterday's news in 2024.

Can Raúl Grijalva win a state wide primary against someone like Stanton and Sinema? Maybe. But I highly doubt he can win a general election against a major name like Ducey. Grijalva is really not known outside his district. A major factor in whether Grijalva or Stanton run against Sinema in 2024 is what its looks like in the House future. If the Rs look like they will keep control they will be more likely to run. It is not fun being in the minority in the House.

Yes, Ducey can go back into business. But he is still young and he has plenty of time to do that.

[grantcart]

27. Have you seen Grijalva in person?

Grijalva has publicly acknowledged he has a drinking problem and it has effected his staff relationships including an ethics probe. I have seen him at a mid day event and he was already in a compromised state. If you see him in person he doesn't look well.

I don't know anyone who thinks Grijalva is suitable for a statewide race.

It is no secret that the odds on favorite in the Democratic party to take out Sinema is Ruben Gallego who is seen more and more often on national TV. As a combat marine he has strong appeal to McCain Republicans.

Your facts on Duceys favorability rating is way off. Last poll he was at 35%.

It wasn't just Trump that was against Ducey, AZ Republican Chair Kelli Ward and Ducey have been in open warfare for years and that is the inter party war that a primary would ignite and why Ducey isn't going to run.

[Dorian Gray]

28. I assumed Ruben Gallego would be the guy.

[former9thward]

33. I think Stanton would defeat him in a state wide primary

[Celerity]

30. Gallego can defeat Ducey. nt

[former9thward]

32. I don't believe he can win state wide.

[Celerity]

34. I absolutely believe he can. I find it strange you left him out of your initial list, when he is a

major name in terms of primarying Sinema, mentioned far more often than Stanton. Gallego also has a more compelling backstory, which has only increased due to his valour on January 6.

Also, as others stated, Ducey has many obstacles to winning both a primary and a general, and may not even wish to run.

[former9thward]

36. Those of us in AZ will find out quickly.

The campaigns have begun, just not announced.

[Celerity]

37. Gallego has been in campaign mode for months, and yes, we shall see. cheers

[Cha]

19. Hey Loser Lake.. you're Dragging

your Ass.. looking like a bitter ol sour grape.

[lame54]

20. She'd call the Cyber Ninja's but...

She doesn't want them finding more Hobbs votes

[emulatorloo]

23. Lol

[DFW]

25. Well, you know what happens when THEY get called. Harry Belafonte starts singing, and then........

[Initech]

41. A sore loser like Lake should be thrown under the bus and that's it.

Fuck these whining conspiracy theory whackjobs, they have no business being in government.