What Happens When an Election Denier Wins Their Race? Kari Lake Executed the Playbook Perfectly

Kari Lake, a former local news anchor, was declared the GOP primary winner in Arizona’s gubernatorial race on Thursday night after she had spent days fuming over unfounded voter-fraud allegations. Lake, who was endorsed by Donald Trump early in the primary, is an outspoken proponent of the former president’s “stolen election” claims, with so-called election integrity being a top priority of her campaign. But then she declared victory, executing Trump’s election theater playbook—one better suited for WrestleMania than a campaign trail—to a tee. The former Fox 10 Phoenix broadcaster, who hours before polls closed Tuesday announced, “If we don’t win,… Read Full Article