As reported by Julia Mueller, writing for The Hill, Lake seems to be piqued that the votes in Arizona haven’t yet confirmed her expressed “100% certainty” that her fellow citizens actually saw fit on Nov. 8 to install her as governor.
“We can’t be the laughingstock of elections anymore here in Arizona. And, when I’m governor, I will not allow it. I just won’t.”
Lake has previously called the people responsible for counting her vote totals “incompetent,” so this is nothing particularly new:
Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake spoke to supporters early Wednesday morning as her race remained too close to call, expressing optimism while also railing against the state’s election officials.
Lake repeatedly called state election officials “incompetent” during her speech, referencing tabulation malfunctions in the state’s most populous county that led to an emergency lawsuit on Tuesday to extend voting hours.
As Mueller reports, Lake—who does not appear to have performed any election work in her life—also suggested that the fact that the process is taking so long to ensure her victory is a sure sign of such “incompetence,” rather than a consequence of a huge number of ballots and the logistical imperative of counting all of them in a very close election.
“[W]e need people who are competent running our elections. This incompetency or maladministration is outrageous. And I think the good thing is that more people are waking up to the fact that Arizona has real troubles when it comes to elections.”
Even so, Lake has magnanimously declared she is “willing to wait” until Arizona’s (incompetent) election workers and officials actually confirm her victory.
“But I’m willing to wait until every vote is counted … I think every candidate should wait until every vote is counted,” she added.
At this point it’s too early to say with certainty whether Lake will win or lose. But by attacking the workers responsible for putting her job on the line with unfounded accusations of incompetence, she’s clearly internalized at least another of Trump’s many unfavorable attributes: She’s just a lousy person to work for.
The people of Arizona deserve so much better than this person. Hopefully by this week, they’ll get it.
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