Friday, June 7th, 2024
ARIZONA -– Kari Lake announced today that she is continuing to push baseless conspiracy theories about the 2022 election in federal court. Lake filed a new motion in her case to ban the use of voting machines, which the U.S. Supreme Court “brushed aside” in April, refusing Lake’s request for them to “endorse a conspiracy theory” election denial case that has previously been described as “furthering false narratives,” “baseless,” and “reckless” – and resulted in over $100,000 in sanctions.
The last time Lake tried to revive this failed case, Republicans sounded the alarm that Lake “hasn’t gotten off the election conspiracy bandwagon” and “election denial is not the way to win:”
- Arizona Republicans are “not sure what [Lake’s] path is forward.”
- Kari Lake is “not winning back the mainstream Republicans.”
- Arizona Republicans say “Kari Lake looks increasingly like she isn’t a candidate that can win.”
- Arizonans “are just really tired” of Lake’s election denialism.
Kari Lake is “still an extremist” who has “reverted to more dramatic rhetoric” and conspiracy theories. Watch:
- Kari Lake said “We have elections that are just theater.”
- Kari Lake encouraged violence, telling supporters to “strap on a glock.”
- Kari Lake has never moved on from her failed election, insisting “as I’ve said many times, my court cases are still moving through.”
Read more: Arizona Republic: Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake, Mark Finchem in machine voting lawsuit, ending legal challenge, Arizona Republic Opinion: Kari Lake’s lawsuit was ‘explosive’ alright. It blew up smack in her face, USA Today: Kari Lake loses bid for Supreme Court take her lawsuit on electronic voting in Arizona, CNN: Supreme Court waves off Kari Lake lawsuit over electronic voting, The Hill: Supreme Court declines to hear Kari Lake voting machine lawsuit, Arizona Mirror: U.S. Supreme Court won’t take up Kari Lake’s bid to ban ballot counting machines, Forbes: Supreme Court Refuses Kari Lake’s Lawsuit Over Electronic Voting Machines In Arizona, 12 News Reporter Brahm Resnik: “Kari Lake loses again”, Vanity Fair: Kari Lake Asks US Supreme Court To Outlaw All Electronic Voting, Politico: Kari Lake wants the Supreme Court to revive her case looking to block voting machines, Arizona Mirror: Kari Lake and Mark Finchem appeal their tabulator case to the U.S. Supreme Court, Capitol Media Services: Kari Lake, Mark Finchem ask Supreme Court for ‘do-over’ in Arizona voting machine case, Arizona Republic Opinion: Mike Lindell’s and Kari Lake’s ‘explosive’ new evidence of election skullduggery goes pffft, Newsweek: Kari Lake Wants Supreme Court To Upend How America Votes, Democracy Docket: The Biggest Election Deniers Want SCOTUS to Ban Voting Machines, Arizona Republic: Kari Lake focuses on election denialism, immigration concerns at Cave Creek rally