{"id":36876,"date":"2022-08-05T08:27:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T13:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=36876"},"modified":"2022-08-05T08:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T13:27:45","slug":"a-gift-to-the-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2022\/08\/05\/a-gift-to-the-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"A Gift To The Democrats?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The childish antics of <em><strong>GOP<\/strong><\/em> candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake have been a subject of lively discussion in the pundit world. What did she say <strong>before<\/strong> her August 2nd primary election?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is warning voters that \u201cstealing\u201d is already underway in Tuesday\u2019s primary election.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Lake, a former television news anchor who has former President Donald Trump\u2019s support and backs his stolen 2020 election allegations, delivered the warning about more election fraud in a speech this week to the North Valley Constitutional Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m telling you right now, anybody trying to steal this, first of all, we\u2019re already detecting some stealing going on, but you guys know I\u2019m a fighter right?\u201d Ms. Lake said, according to The Arizona Republic. \u201cYou haven\u2019t seen me when they try to steal something. I\u2019m gonna go supernova radioactive. We\u2019re not gonna let them steal an election.\u201d<em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/jul\/28\/gops-kari-lake-floats-preemptive-stolen-election-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Washington Times<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A lot of pundits are still puzzling over how anyone can be this disrespectful of the process of democracy &#8211; <em><strong>in a partisan primary<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But I think the Democrats, nation-wide, should look at this as a gift and opportunity. Most politics is local, to paraphrase an old aphorism, but once in a while an issue comes along that can be used on a national basis, such as the &#8220;tax and spend&#8221; tactic used over the years by the Republicans against the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Here we have a simple issue &#8211; respect for democracy. So here&#8217;s an idea for a nationally usable ad:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>We&#8217;re the Democrats, and we&#8217;re occasionally a bit ugly. But here&#8217;s the Republicans today.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&lt;insert video of Lake&#8217;s statement, above. Use authentic video if available, otherwise hire a lookalike and tape it.&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ask yourself, friend, where does this end? Will we still have a democracy after Lake goes after all her opponents this way, shrieking that she was cheated?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is what Republicans <\/strong><\/em><strong>nation-wide<\/strong><em><strong> are doing. Go check for yourself. And then ask yourself &#8211; do any of these so-called election-deniers deserve your vote? They don&#8217;t respect, you, your vote, or democracy. Why should you vote for them?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&lt;insert usual patriotic music here&gt;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And are they really doing this nation-wide? The <em><strong>AP<\/strong><\/em> provides a partial list <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/republican-primary-losers-claim-fraud-parroting-trump-7730988a009dfa0873e8133e19232562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It needs a bit of sharpening up, but it&#8217;s a rare national opportunity. The Democrats should thank Lake for her narcissism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The childish antics of GOP candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake have been a subject of lively discussion in the pundit world. What did she say before her August 2nd primary election? Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is warning voters that \u201cstealing\u201d is already underway in Tuesday\u2019s primary election. 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