Posted on 10/24/2022 7:25:11 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who is also the chair of the Republican Governors Association, expressed his thoughts on the battle to be his successor in a recent interview with Pluribus News last week.
Ducey said that Democrat Katie Hobbs is not nearly as strong of a contender for the office when compared to Republican Kari Lake.
“In Arizona, the primary’s over. We certainly have the superior candidate in Kari Lake,” Ducey said. “Katie Hobbs is possibly the weakest Democrat nominee in the nation. And I really sense the race, the party coming together, and independents seeing a much stronger candidate against the sitting secretary of state.”
When asked about his support of Lake’s primary opponent, Karrin Taylor Robson, and his disagreement with Lake over the 2020 election, Ducey reasserted that it’s time to focus on the general election.
“Listen, the primary is over. I think Kari is focused on what she’s going to do as the next governor of Arizona,” he said.
“And I would also say, there wasn’t pressure. I certified the election. I certified the election because it had been certified by all 15 counties. It had been audited. It had been determined to be accurate, and there was really no other choice besides to follow the law and my constitutional oath,” the outgoing governor said.
As the RGA’s job is to support Republican governors and help them win their races, it’s a bold statement by Ducey to say that Hobbs is weak. In his capacity as chair, the interview with Pluribus News had the governor comment on races throughout the country.
Hobbs refused to debate Lake and has kept a low-key presence on the campaign trail, which has largely benefitted Lake on the messaging front.
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Then she should her a$$ kicked in the election.
The New Republican Party arrives in AZ in 13 days.
It ain’t over till it’s over but I’ve got a good strong feeling Kari Lake is going to be a very good governor. On par with Ron DeSantis whom I also respect greatly.
Abortion up to the point of birth.
Open borders, no limits.
Empty oit the prisons.
Doesn’t care about drugs pouring across.
All in on the climate change hoax.
Arizonans vote for this criminal deserve every bad thing that happens to them.
Ducey had to endorse her. With only 501 days of politics under her belt she has become the most popular politician among Republicans in the state. She has reached rock star status across the board even with the Republican Lites.Only Republican that doesn’t like her is Liz Cheney who wants to come to the state to bash her but no one’s interested
She is very unimpressive - can’t speak or think above about a 6th grade level. Or in other words, she makes Fetterwoman look smart.
Wow! Weaker than Nan Whaley? That’s saying something!
And Hobbs talks like a child.
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