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  It’s Sinema’s doppelgänger.
context: That’s what happens when you win the election. >
  
  Right! Trump has ruined elections that losers think they have a chance even after someone democratically wins. AZ said they didn't want Kari Lake, move on. >
  
  Lake lost by 0.06% of the vote.
  I'm just saying it's scary that it was that close.
  Warnock is way more charismatic than Hobbs and faced a way less capable candidate and it was still that close as well
  Scary. >
  
  I honestly think if she hadn't gone with MAGA, and had stuck to a traditional Republican manifesto without the crazy, she'd have won with about 58% of the votes by hovering up all the right leaning independent voters.
  The good thing about MAGA for the Democrats is that any Independent's either sit out or vote Democrat swinging the vote.  The problem the Republicans have is, if they want to get rid of MAGA then they'll likely split the party and lose about ~15-20% of their votes.
  They've well and truly fucked themselves over by taking Trump on board.  They are giving the young, women, and people that usually don't vote a reason TO vote, and not for them.
  Lindsay Graham was spot on.
  "If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......
  and we will deserve it." - Lindsey Graham, 2016. >
  
  … and the thing about voting is that once you’ve done it once or twice, you’re more likely to do it again.
  All those people who would have sat on the sidelines, complained about “both sides” and not voted, when presented with a reason to vote, have finally been engaged in politics.
  That by itself lowers the bar for them engaging again. >
  
  You've described me 100%. This fall I normally wouldn't have participated, but gave a middle finger vote to election deniers. Just because I don't participate in our democracy doesn't mean I don't want it to be one. >
  
  You should take the time to vote... it's once every two or four years. A healthy democracy relies on active constituent participation. Do your part. >
  
  It's more than that, look into your local elections for school board and city government positions that aren't mayor/governor. 
  That said, thank you for encouraging voting! Everyone should and if we can even just get people to vote in House/Senate/Presidential elections, that certainly will help push our country in a better direction. >
  
  Of course it's more than that, but showing up to vote is the very first step that's critical in turning around this current state of affairs. Too many people think this first step is too much work/not worth the work to put into. >
  
  My Republican dad and stepmom moved to AZ because they were getting sick of Oregon's liberal politics. They still have two senators that caucus with the Dems and now they have a Dem governor. I find it very funny. >
  
  We would gladly take them in Iowa once their work is done in Texas. >
  
  Hobbs will be a very non-partisan governor, as her transition team showed.
  More importantly, she has a very realistic and logical understanding of the severity of Arizona's water position. Hopefully she and the Legislature can pass more conservation bills, like the $1 billion water conservation bill that was passed last year. >
  
  I hope so, depends on what the legislator does. >
  
  glad it's not seen as partisan, at least not yet. >
  
  "Unlike you libruls, I don't drink water. And Brawndo is what the plants want." >
  
  Plants don’t just want Brawndo; they crave it! Because it’s the thirst mutilator >
  
  Another red state goes blue. Stay the course. >
  
  The trend that started with Sinema's win in 2018 has now completely flipped all state wide races in just 4 years.. other success stories like CO and VA took longer, AZ just flipped in the blink of an eye..
  Edit : VA state races flipped only because of a backlash to Biden and a shitty D Gov candidate, expecting them to go D next time around >
  
  Michigan democrats flipped everything they needed and now control every aspect of state gov't. >
  
  I'm hoping we can do the same in Wisconsin. But I'm not hopeful. >
  
  not gonna happen anytime soon without a constitutional amendment ending gerrymandering. >
  
  We did it here! Do it! >
  
  WI doesn’t really have ballot initiatives >
  
  So like they will have to remain in 1900 forever? >
  
  Not if WI can r/votedem in April and gain a majority of the Wi Supreme Court. If Dems take control a lot of things are possible - overturning the abortion ban, fairer maps, allowing dropboxes for ballots. >
  
  This isn’t how government should work though. At all. Playing the court so it ping pongs issues back and forth is not a solution. It is more like the worst possible thing a democracy can do. >
  
  Kari Lake is such a loser >
  
  More than that she is straight up insane and shouldn't be allowed within 100 light years of a position of power. >
  
  She isn't insane. She's a soulless ghoul who decided the easiest route to power was to hitch her wagon to MAGA >
  
  This is the most accurate description of why Kari Lake did this. She was normal from what I heard a while back then all the sudden she jumped on the Trump bandwagon fully aware of how much power she could potentially get if the Repubs and Trump won. >
  
  I used to watch her on Fox 10 news growing up (brother just put it on for local news and weather while he got ready for work he didn’t care for politics). And to see her like this? 
  MAGA has really taken some people and twisted them so foul. Lots of r/qanoncasualties >
  
  So she got her start as a broadcaster? >
  
  And working for Fox 10 “News”. >
  
  Oh I figured she was like… I think I imagined some soap opera actor. >
  
  First thing’s first; Stop allowing the Saudi’s to take unlimited amounts of water from Arizona wells >
  
  Do Saudi Arabians drink water from Arizona? If so this is funniest fact I learned today >
  
  No they use our water to grow alfalfa for their cows. Alfalfa uses a lot of water to grow so they grow it out here. >
  
  Gotcha, thanks! >
  
  I love the smell of democracy in the morning. >
  
  As a native New Mexican and a current Coloradan I’m happy to see Arizona slowly start to move the whole southwest into the sane column (minus utah of course). 
  Kyrsten Sinema should resign today >
  
  Feels good. Now if we can just fix the state legislature and get rid of DINO Kyrsten Sinema... >
  
  She's not even a dino anymore. She's just an independent. >
  
  She's not even an "Independent" anymore here... She's "An unelectable candidate"
  Trust me.  We voted for Sinema because we did NOT want McSally..   And then we voted for Mark Kelly because we actually wanted him(Astronaut, Gabby's husband).
  Independent will siphon more votes from AZ Republicans than it will AZ Democrats. >
  
  Can’t imagine they will vote for somebody without an R next to their name >
  
  They won't. She'll get no votes. This is all a ploy to get fundraiser money by bilking the system for as long as she can. Her career is over after her next election >
  
  She’s done nothing for Arizona residents, no way is she getting re-elected. A better candidate will run and take her place. Glad we at least have Mark Kelly though. >
  
  Won’t someone please think of Kari Lake? >
  
  Thoughts and prayers to Qari >
  
  Finally the waste of money of money stacking shipping containers at the border will stop. >
  
  You love to see it! >
  
  This is only news for like a few people. Kari Lake will probably try to force her way into the office and claim squatters rights >
  
  Once she's been there a few years, she might even try to adversely possess the office! >
  
  I honestly think if republicans weren’t complete bat shit insane nut jobs living on an alien world, they could have won some of these elections. Sadly they ARE AAALLLL completely bat shit insane nuts jobs from an alien world >
  
  Let them kill the party off so we can start having elections between the Dems and actual progressive parties. >
  
  Thank god. Please help education >
  
  In a shocking twist of events, the winning candidate takes office. >
  
  I hope she hires bodyguards because these extremist GOP terrorists are already plotting something, I'm certain. They'll do just about anything to destroy Democracy and implement Democrazy. >
  
  Finally!!! >
  
  She won the election, that’s what happens when you beat an insane person in an election. >
  
  She won fair and square.  We need to stop being spoiled sports when we don't get our way!!!   Time to move on.
  Happy NEW Year >
  
  Extremely proud of my state for the change and I look forward to see what the outcome will be >
  
  Can I stop hearing about Lake 8 times a day now please >
  
  Loser Kari Lake recoils in utter humiliation for being exposed as a fraud and a traitor. Disgraceful MAGA clowns cry and whine at another critical blow to their fascist movement. 🇺🇸🌊🌊🌊 >
  
  Its been very interesting to see Arizona going more and more blue while the other famous “retiree” state is growing more and more red. >
  
  Retirees dont want to pay taxes thats why. They btch about blue states, but they end up going to blue states for thing like schools and medical care anyway >
  
  What on earth happened to Kari Flake?? Oh, that's right, she lost she election! >
  
  “If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy.” - David Frum >
  
  Good news indeed!!😀👍 >
  
  Let's be real. If you were to remove straight party voting and not include party affiliation on the ballot, then a sizable portion of Republicans would have no idea who to vote for. >
  
  Arizona, you dodged a bullet. >
  
  I hope she doesn't keep lax security. Let's not forget the lessons Gabby Giffords taught us about trusting hard righters to accept an election. >
  
  It is so sad that we even need an article that states the obvious because the opposition refuses to accept their defeat.  Evangelical Christianity has dumbed down such a broad swath of the American electorate that idiots like Trump and Kari Lake can even exist as options for voters.  We really need abortion and gay rights to be legalized by Congress so that they can't be used as leverage anymore by authoritarian fascist Republicans like Trump and Kari Lake.  We need to get Christians to focus back on helping the infirm, poor, and drug addicted where they can do some good instead of destroying our democratic system of government. Let's leave government to the civic minded - those that are motivated by or that show concern for the public good and humanity as a whole. >
  
  I'm so sick of not news >
  
  I'm not, the more the happier. >
  
  I'm talking about articles that have no meat. Just repetitive stuff. I love that Ms Hobbs shut that troglodyte down. But to act like it's news, at this point, is just desperate and boring. They might as well say "pleeeease click this link and watch some ads! We are not creative enough to make engaging content but we still want monies!!" I'm over it >
  
  It is in fact news that the government changed hands on schedule. Yes, it's expected news but it needs to be reported. It actually seems like you're complaining the news is not engaging enough, and demanding more engaging news rather than meticulous attention to current events, whether they are exciting or boring. >
  
  And Kari Lake is about to move in to a suite in Mar-A-Loser mansion! >
  
  I believe you meant Mar-a-LARDO. >
  
  As one does when one is duly elected to office >
  
  up yours kari lake.... >
  
  Almost like she won the election or something. Crazy. >
  
  I hate how the headline implies that it was ever in question. >
  
  Deport Kari Fake >
  
  The true question is who do conspiracy theorists, racists, bigots and idiots have to look to as their representation in government? >
  
  Hobbs, Fontes and Mayes take office today. All of that is a relief. >
  
  kari unable to follow through on her threat to be the media’s “worst nightmare”…dipshit, you’re supposed to win BEFORE you say shit like that >
  
  2023 kicking off to a great start! >
  
  Stay cucked, Republicannots >
  
  Yes, that’s what people do when they win the election. >
  
  Now open fraud investigation into Kari Lake's campaign. They have to take out the election deniers. Letting them get away with this is not acceptable. They don't get to claim election fraud and benefit from the lies. >
  
  Her first move should be to FaceTime Keri Lake from
  Her office. At least send her a selfie saying “wish you were here?” >
  
  Great! >
  
  So happy to see it! >
  
  Funny thing is Hobbs didn’t really run much. Lake just pissed off as many voters as possible until she lost >
  
  And here's hoping Kari Lake, crawls back into Trump's pond and leaves everyone alone. But that's hoping for too much! >
  
  How far we have fallen that "person who wins election assumes office of election they won" is a headline. >
  
  Makes sense, since she won the election. >
  
  Someone call Kari Lake, she's crying. >
  
  I hope her tears solve the AZ water crisis >
  
  What happend to Kari Flake? Oh that's right,  she last the election! >
  
  As she should. She won the election after all. >
  
  The tactics that were employed to delay this were actual bullshit. This crap has to stop. >
  
  Sad that we are at a point where this is good news >
  
  Better tighten security up Kari lake will be banging on door " let me in I won " >
  
  And Kari Lake still genuinely thinks her insanely flawed lawsuit with zero evidence will install her as Governor. >
  
  Cue conservatives and "independents" blaming her for not changing anything while the majority (R) House and Senate vote against everything she tries to pass. >
  
  Reminds us of repubs tearing into Biden for high gas prices when every single one of them voted AGAINST legislation aimed at stopping gas producers from price gouging. >
  
  Of courses she is. She won the election >
  
  A lot of California residents moved into Arizona. Republicans have no chance… 😂 >
  
  Thank god >
  
  Make us proud, love!
  Don’t act like a Republican. >
  
  I hope Ohio can join this trend eventually. >
  
  Ohio is moving in the opposite direction, becoming more red. >
  
  Awww but the crazy one keeps saying she won… >
  
  Poor Qari >
  
  Very happy for democracy. >
  
  Just wait...Lake will storm the state capital with her goons shortly. >
  
  Fair. And. Square. ▪️⚖️▪️ >
  
  Sad that this is now considered news. >
  
  Republicans BTFO. >
  
  Well ya she won. >
  
  But I was told a judge was going to make Kari governor! >
  
  No shit Sherlock >
  
  
  
  Election winner Katie Hobbs to take office as Arizona governor >
  
  Uh.... Isn't this what happens when you win an election? Why is this news? >
  
  As opposed to what? Winning the election and not taking office? >
  
  Good for her! >
  
  so she's going to do the job she was elected to do. breaking news, indeed... 
  you don't need a maga idiot's  permission to do your job. >
  
  A bullet dodged. This time. >
  
  Loser Lake, move on.
  Ding Dong, the Dark Money Ducey is gone.