Posted on 03/04/2023 8:31:50 PM PST by lasereye
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake of Arizona alleged Saturday that she was offered a bribe to stay out of politics for two years.
“Something happened to me this week before I left for CPAC and it shows how desperate these people are to stop me,” Lake said during the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). (RELATED: ‘You Shouldn’t Write Her Off’: BBC Reporter Says Kari Lake Has Lots Of Potential)
“Somebody showed up at my door this week,” Lake continued. “They called me before and said: I gotta talk to you in person, this can’t be done over the phone … They came to my door and they tried to bribe me out of getting out of politics. This really happened. I’m telling you this because this is how disgusting politics is. A mom who runs for office and they’re afraid of me? They tried to bribe me with a job title, with a huge salary, a position on a board.”
Lake narrowly lost the Arizona gubernatorial election to Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, refusing to concede and filing legal challenges. The election was marred by tabulation machine malfunctions in at least 20% of the voting centers, prompting an apology from local officials and a Republican lawsuit to extend voting hours that was dismissed by a Maricopa County judge.
Lake lost an initial court case contesting the election, but a judge rejected a request from Hobbs to impose sanctions.
Lake is reportedly considering a run for the Senate seat held by Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party on Jan. 23, in 2024. Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego announced his candidacy for the seat on Jan. 23.
Lake said she rejected the offer to sit out, and claimed she was asked to name her price “to get out of politics for two years.” She then said she told the person to “let your handlers back east know that I can’t name a price, because there is no price that I would sell out my country for.”
“I’m not going anywhere,” Lake said.
Why do they care if she runs again? I assume they think she can't win. Do they hope to clear the way for a typical Republican nothing like two time loser McSally?
Karl Rove? Lincoln. project? Anyone named Bush ?
I believe her completely.
This is how our country operates these days.
If the world doesn’t end in nuclear war, EMP disaster, a rapidly evolving deadly virus bioweapon or a major meteorite hit before she gets old, she may remember that taking that bribe would have been the pinnacle moment of her life.
Now she’ll be framed by Soros types and wind up penniless or in the next gulag down the row from ours.
Grab that chance in life. No one rewards us for being a good little boy or good little girl someday.
Maybe b/c she will not become a Mitch b**ch.
If true it shows the absolute corruption of politics in Arizona and the nation. If not true it shows that she is a flake. I believe her. I do not think she is a flake.
Name names Keri.
The Daily Caller is incorrect.
She didn’t lose.
The judge was given plenty of evidence of just that.
Being a simpleton, he went with the tripe Marc Elias peddled to him.
The appellate court simply rubber stamped his drivel so they could kick it to the AZ SC.
The corruption in this country is rampant.
The Beltway, and urban decay areas, need a thorough house-cleaning, using every legal maneuver to accomplish it.
The Democrats don’t want a Senate majority, especially someone as articulate, honest, and patriotic as Kari. Heck, I’m not even convinced Mitch McConnell would want her.
This country is in sad shape with such shady people at the helm.
No, no one on earth does.
It’s obvious that many of the Republicans took their bribes and work faithfully for their masters.
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Yup. Everyone in politics can be bought. Except for Trump, which is why they despise him so much. No control over him.
‘back east’ can mean the washdc deep state (most likely) or wall street (less likely)
Considering everything that’s come forward around the az elections, the corruption definitely points to deep state
According to Andrew Tate:
First- they try to silence you (This is where Kari Lake is now)
If that doesn’t work-
Second- they will incarcerate you to discredit and keep you quiet
If that doesn’t work-
Third- They kill you
“I assume Lake was alluding to Wall Street Republicans by “your handlers back east”.”
I must assume that you are assuming correctly. I also assume that Lake is the only ‘Republican’ that could possibly beat Sinema in an honest election. The caveat here is Honest Election.
I also do not think Gallego, nor any of the possible Republican challengers has enough support outside his district to upset Sinema.
No! They want her to shut up because she is 'over-the-target' of election fraud. They don't want to jeopardize seating of their future communist winners. This battle will not be won at the soap, ballot, or jury box!
She must be performing well in the demonrats focus groups.
This stuff is too strange not be controlled the deep state.
2016 Russia lies I insurance plan but they got caught by complacency in this instance.
2020 covid a year before the election.
2022 Abortion ruling leak at the supreme court a year prior to the election.
We need to keep our heads on swivel later this year.
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