Arizona Primaries Show Republicans Remain Deeply Committed to Trump’s Election Lies

In Arizona’s primary elections Tuesday, several election-denying candidates dominated their Republican counterparts, indicating that the party remains in the thrall of the 45th president—and his lies about the 2020 election. In one closely watched contest, Rusty Bowers, the Arizona House Speaker who testified before the January 6 committee regarding Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state, was routed by David Farnsworth, a Trump-backed QAnon supporter and election-fraud conspiracy theorist. Bowers, who has served for nearly three decades in the Arizona legislature, was running for a state Senate seat. Bowers is a longtime conservative Republican, who, even… Read Full Article