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Republican Former Gov. of Arizona Will Only Support Kari Lake If She Back Tracks on False Election Claims: Just Say it Got ‘Bit Out of Control’ (BARF ALERT)
Mediaite (Media-Lite) ^ | Aug 10th, 2022, 4:40 pm | Alex Griffing

Posted on 08/14/2022 3:26:19 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

Former Republican governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, told the New York Times for a profile of Kari Lake, published Wednesday, she could only support Lake if she backtracked on claims of election fraud.

Lake, the Trump-backed, hard-right GOP candidate for governor of Arizona, has stirred controversy both at home and nationally in recent months for her attacks on late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), allegations of rigged elections (including her own primary which she won), and vows to “fire the federal government” if she wins in November.

Brewer, who supported Karrin Taylor Robson in the GOP primary over Lake, described Lake’s primary campaign as “mean, untruthful and untethered to public policy,” reported the Times. Brewer notes she and Lake have been friends for years, dating back to Lake’s long career as a Phoenix-area news anchor.

Brewer became governor of Arizona in 2009 after President Obama appointed then Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ) to his cabinet. Brewer was the secretary of state at the time and was elevated to governor as Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor.

“She went so far to the right that I don’t know if she can recover,” Brewer added, noting, “And if she can’t, we’ll have a Democratic governor.” Lake is running against current Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.

“I want to hear her tell me she did all this because she wanted to win and that it got a little bit out of control,” Brewer added.

Outgoing GOP Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R-AZ) endorsed Lake over the weekend after having accused her of “putting on an act” and lying about election integrity.

“As co-chairman of the Republican Governors Association, our organization is already active on the airwaves supporting Kari Lake’s candidacy. Congratulations to Kari on a hard-fought victory and to all the candidates who will be carrying the GOP banner in November,” Ducey wrote on Twitter days after Lake’s primary win over Robson.

Lake addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend and declared that her victory drove a “Stake through the heart of the McCain Machine” in Arizona.

So @KariLake is spending her first weekend as Republican nominee for Arizona governor by driving away many of the Republicans and independents she’ll need to win in November. #AZGOV https://t.co/zybYIeUjkB

— Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) August 7, 2022

Arizona has moved in recent election cycles from being a reliably red state to a purple one. In 2020, Joe Biden flipped Arizona into the blue column for the first time in a presidential election since 1996 and during the Trump years, Arizona elected two Democrats to represent the state in the Senate since 1952.

As co-chairman of the Republican Governors Association, our organization is already active on the airwaves supporting Kari Lake’s candidacy. Congratulations to Kari on a hard-fought victory and to all the candidates who will be carrying the GOP banner in November. 3/

— Doug Ducey (@DougDucey) August 6, 2022




TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
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To: SoConPubbie

Funny how actual conservatives are always told we have to hold our nose and vote for them despite their bull crap. Time for the establishment to learn the same lesson.


21 posted on 08/14/2022 3:37:04 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: SoConPubbie

Who gives a damn what a former Governor thinks? She is just an individual, one of millions. KMA, honey...you’re welcome to your opinion, but that is about it.


22 posted on 08/14/2022 3:37:24 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I agree with all the commenters. However, the Bush leaguers are a vindictive lot. Ask never-governor Ken Cuccinelli and a host of others. Though I gleefully agree with the sentiment, I think it’s best to avoid the “stake through the heart” language


23 posted on 08/14/2022 3:38:46 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (21 years on Free Republic, 12/10/21! More than 5000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: SoConPubbie

24 posted on 08/14/2022 3:38:58 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: SoConPubbie

Brewer can go pound sand. Who needs her?


25 posted on 08/14/2022 3:40:19 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Disband and Defund the putrid FBI. America does not need an out of control Gestapo)
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To: SoConPubbie

Jan Brewer is saying this? I thought I knew her!


26 posted on 08/14/2022 3:40:43 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: TigersEye
That is not Marsha Brady. This is Marsha Brady.


27 posted on 08/14/2022 3:40:58 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: SoConPubbie

Fall back position for a politician, if all else fails, gulp, try starting to tell the truth.


28 posted on 08/14/2022 3:41:04 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: SoConPubbie

I watched a AZ political consultant a week ago who seemed like he had backed the old guard during the primary.
He said “normally I tell candidates that endorsements are really not worth much, until I saw the Aug 2nd results”
He didn’t say it but you could see it in his eyes.
He was shocked!


29 posted on 08/14/2022 3:41:34 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: SoConPubbie

How about......NO!


30 posted on 08/14/2022 3:41:43 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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To: VTenigma

“How about NO!”

How about FUJB!


31 posted on 08/14/2022 3:42:31 PM PDT by KingLudd
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To: SoConPubbie

Ignore Jan, she doesn’t deserve a response, and Kari doesn’t need her support.


32 posted on 08/14/2022 3:43:26 PM PDT by G Larry (May God continue to Bless Jim Robinson!)
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To: SoConPubbie

With pieces of chit like that in our party no wonder they surrender so easily to the demonic rats...POS surrendering monkeys! UGH! Richard Baris and bannon were right ....If the Republicans played their cards right they would’ve had a massive red wave. Now it seems for not. Backstabbing pieces of chit RINO!


33 posted on 08/14/2022 3:43:42 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: G Larry

The Bushies and McCainiac’s Days are over!


34 posted on 08/14/2022 3:44:19 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SoConPubbie
If it was not for this, few people outside of AZ would know who she is:


35 posted on 08/14/2022 3:46:28 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (The problem today: people are more concerned about feelings than responsibility.)
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To: dfwgator

Yeah just allow a stolen Election to go ahead. Why did the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors not comply with the subpoenas and not release the machines?


36 posted on 08/14/2022 3:46:42 PM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: central_va

ok


37 posted on 08/14/2022 3:46:44 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: Zathras

most of the old guard Bush and McCain republicans live in a bubble. because they do not have any real contact with economically middle class and lower-class republicans, they do not understand that a lot of us have anger at ourselves for even supporting them. They do not understand that the only road back for them politicly is to be honest about their failings


38 posted on 08/14/2022 3:53:41 PM PDT by PCPOET7 (`)
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To: SoConPubbie

There is treachery afoot..


39 posted on 08/14/2022 3:54:00 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: SoConPubbie

Deep State never stops. Brewer thinks it’s a “heads I win, tails you lose” proposition. Lake will have to be quick on her feet.


40 posted on 08/14/2022 3:54:15 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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