By all appearances, Democrats Katie Hobbs won the midterms but voters wait to see what the assistant attorney general discovers in her investigation into what went wrong on election day. Republican Kari Lake says that her fight isn’t over yet and that she still has hope that she will win.
“I still have hope that we’re gonna win this. I want you to know that. This is not hyperbole. This lawsuit that we will be dropping is going to be devastating. I believe we will win this,” Lake told former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on an episode of his podcast, the War Room.
“You’re gonna win this,” Bannon assured.
“This is their absolute plan and it’s up in broad daylight and somebody’s gotta call it out. This stinks to high heaven and everybody’s going to be held accountable for this,” Bannon said.
Kari Lake to Steve Bannon: “I still have hope that we’re gonna win this.”
Bannon: “You’re gonna win this.”
Bannon went on to argue that Lake’s loss to Arizona Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs was illegitimate.
“They have disenfranchised Kari Lake, the citizens of Arizona, and disenfranchised the deplorables,” he added.
Hobbs emerged victorious after a very tight race with Lake as ballots were still being counted multiple days after Election Day.
“Arizonans know BS when they see it,” Lake tweeted after the outcome was declared by multiple outlets, implying that she was not yet ready to concede. Hobbs secured 50.4 percent — a total of 1,266,922 votes — to Lake’s 49.6 percent — a total of 1,247,428 votes — with 98 percent of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press.
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Kari Lake to Steve Bannon: "I still have hope that we're gonna win this."
Bannon: "You're gonna win this."
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There were reports across the state of issues with the voting system and disorganization that lead to the state’s embarrassingly slow results. The poor execution by officials on voting day brings into question the accuracy of the results and Lake vows to continue to fight until every voter’s voice is heard.
