Kari Lake's election challenge DISMISSED

[Nevilledog]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/24/kari-lake-election-lawsuit/

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An Arizona judge on Saturday rebuffed an effort by Kari Lake, the defeated GOP candidate for governor in Arizona, to reverse the outcome of her November election, ruling against her after a two-day trial that showcased speculation about systematic malfeasance at the polls but failed to prove it.

The finding was in line with recent judgments against Abe Hamadeh and Mark Finchem, the unsuccessful candidates for attorney general and secretary of state, respectively, who also sought to challenge their losses. Taken together, the rulings show how the judiciary in Arizona, a state rife with distrust in the democratic process, rejected challenges to election results and affirmed the will of voters.

Lake, a former television news anchor and acolyte of former president Donald Trump, lost the Nov. 8 election by more than 17,000 votes. After making election denialism a centerpiece of her campaign, she refused to concede, even after the result was certified on Dec. 5. Days later, she sued her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs, as well as officials in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and more than half the state’s voters.

Lake’s complaint, which asked that she be declared the winner, centered on problems with printers in Maricopa County. Those problems required some voters to wait in line, travel to another polling place or deposit their ballots in secure drawers for tabulation at a central location. County officials have said the problems resulted from insufficient printer heat settings. They also acknowledged at trial that “shrink-to-fit” settings at several voting locations caused ballots to be rejected, though they were all duplicated and ultimately counted. A deeper analysis is still underway, they testified.

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[lapfog_1]

1. A big ole lump of coal in her christmas stocking

[iluvtennis]

25. Precisely. n/t

[Blue Owl]

2. Go jump in a lake, Kari

Preferably a frozen one….

[aax]

3. Congrats Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs!

An early Christmas gift from Judge Thompson!

IT IS ORDERED: confirming the election of Katie Hobbs as Arizona Governor-Elect
pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-676(B)

Link to ruling: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23546570/lake-122422cv2022095403-12242022-minu.pdf

[agingdem]

21. as pissed off as we get at our judicial system

when it works it works great...KKKari and her batshit crazy buddies can bully/lie/bellow/demand but sometimes even a conservative asshole judge knows bullshit when he/she hears it...

[usonian]

4. Only 17,000?

And to think, her "Daddy" only asked for 11,780.

[malaise]

5. She's going to appeal😀😀😀😀😀

She really is a fucking idiot😀😀😀😀😀🙋‍♀️

[republianmushroom]

6. Well she is a trumper, what more is there to be said

[malaise]

11. True words😀

Happy Holidays to you and yours

[sheilahi]

12. agree my friend

Hi Malaise, Happy holidays.
Just wanted to say I pellucidly agree with your post.

[malaise]

17. LOL😀

Happy Holidays to you and yours sheilahi

[lees1975]

15. I doubt if the appeals court will take the case.

Looks like a slam dunk for voters in Arizona.

Lake's only qualification was that she was an expert at lying, having worked for a Fox news affiliate.

Maybe she should move to Florida and hook up with Desantis. Might have better luck.

[malaise]

18. That's what I was thinking

Happy Holiday to you and yours

[DENVERPOPS]

32. LOL

She would move to Florida and literally "hook up" with DeSantis to try and stay in the national spotlight......

A lot of Republican Women will put up with literally anything and everything to get, or stay in the powerfully, rich elite situations.

[Probatim]

19. Is she paying for the appeal or are her supporters?

As long as the money is rolling in, she seems to be ahead of the game. Still a fucking idiot, but collecting that appeals cash.

[malaise]

27. Probably the pillow guy

Happy Holidays to you and yours

[Probatim]

36. For as much as it might hurt, maybe I need to become his friend...

Happy Holiday to you too Malaise.

[oldsoftie]

26. She's going to appeal......to her supporters for MORE MONEY.

After all, its not cheap fighting against the rigged system it takes MILLIONS. Just dont ask for a receipt.

[malaise]

28. Bwaaaaaah😀

Happy Holidays to you and yours

[oldsoftie]

34. And the same to you too! Thank you.

[Cha]

7. Ah, 17,000 votes.. I read

somewhere yesterday it was 11,000 so this is good to know..

The Majority of Arizona Voters just don't like you, Lake.

TY!

[malaise]

10. She should find one and jump

Happy Holidays to you and yours Cha

[Cha]

13. Happy Holidays to you

and yours, malaise

[SKKY]

8. Bye Felicia!

[FakeNoose]

9. Mike Lindell the Pillow Guy is paying for her lawsuits

She'll keep dragging it out as long as Lindell keeps paying for it.

[DENVERPOPS]

30. And

pillow guy himself will keep going as long as the Republican Party or some Republican Oligarch keeps supplying him with a seeming endless amount of money.........

Didn't his pillow company go bankrupt yet??????

[sakabatou]

14. She can go suck a lemon

[Takket]

16. wait, how could she lose? i thought she said they "messed with the wrong bitch"?

how could someone that "tough" possibly lose? There must be some mistake

[calimary]

23. Yup. It's ALWAYS somebody else's mistake or misdeeds.

No, Kari - this one’s on YOU. The voters simply didn’t see fit to vote for you. They weren’t buying what you were trying to sell.

[Wonder Why]

20. The juge should have shoved the decision down her throat.

[calimary]

22. Get OVER it, Kari. Move ON.

Isn’t that what YOUR side always tells us? To “get over it and move on”? Well, back atcha, sweetheart.

[The Grand Illuminist]

33. Tell that to her followers and voters

This suit sounds more of attempting stochastic terrorism than anything. Rowl up her base with high anger. They are more prevalent to follow through, which history shows is evident.

[Sneederbunk]

24. Merry Christmas Governor-elect Hobbs.

[lambchopp59]

29. Well, after all were talking about the teevee news reporter who:

Oh, wait a minute. Could've sworn that was Kari.

[cilla4progress]

31. Lovely!

Icing on the cake!!

[EnergizedLib]

35. Well, gee

Another frivolous lawsuit tossed out.

She destroyed her career and reputation. Sad!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

37. Now the judge will determine whether to sanction Kari Lake, and for how much.

Link to tweet

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

38. Even many moderate Republicans in AZ are sick of her, and want her to go away.

She doesn't have the administrative background to be able to run a successful lemonade stand.

Hang it up, Qari, you lost.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

39. MARICOPA COUNTY HAS FILED FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST KARI LAKE!

Link to tweet