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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Jun 10, 2021, 09:55 PM Jun 2021

AZ Senate candidate poured millions into voting group linked to conspiracy theorists

Days before the first Republican candidate jumped into next year's Arizona Senate race, he poured millions into an ostensibly nonpartisan voter registration operation affiliated with prominent election fraud conspiracy theorists.

Why it matters: GOP candidate Jim Lamon embraces many of these theories, and a drive to register voters with the same inclination has the potential to benefit his candidacy. Lamon also stands to get a substantial tax break from his $2 million effort to turn out conservative voters.

What's happening: In late April, Lamon, a renewable energy executive, announced his donation to the nonprofit Look Ahead America, designed to help register "tens of thousands of new conservative voters."

A week later, Lamon officially entered the race to challenge Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/az-senate-candidate-poured-millions-005341746.html

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AZ Senate candidate poured millions into voting group linked to conspiracy theorists (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
Mark Kelly comes as close as anyone to being AZ favorite son John McCain PortTack Jun 2021 #1

PortTack

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1. Mark Kelly comes as close as anyone to being AZ favorite son John McCain
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 10:32 PM
Jun 2021

Not taking anything for granted, but think he will be re-elected

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