FATAL ATTRACTION IN CONTEXT: After Ducey In Arizona, Trump has endorsed Kari Lake for Governor

Here in Arizona a former local FOX10 News teleprompter talking-head is the featured image in this report from The Guardian today.

Apparently she knows how to read the prepared script

Trump acolytes vie for key election oversight posts in US midterms

Swing state races for governor and secretary of state are the most consequential midterm contests

(Image credit: Former Fox News anchor Kari Lake has called for ‘decertifying’ the 2020 election and is running for governor in Arizona. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

 

Sam Levine

the Guardian |

"When Americans go to the polls in the 2022 midterms, the most important elections won’t be for office in Washington. The most high-stakes races will be statewide contests, in some cases for long overlooked offices, that have profound consequences for the future of free and fair elections in America.

The races for governor and secretary of state, the chief election official in many places, will determine which officials have control over setting election rules and the post-election certification process.

Allies of Donald Trump and others who have spread baseless conspiracy theories about the election have launched campaigns for several of those offices, both at the statewide and local level, in an effort to take control of election machinery. Trump is expected to run for president in 2024, and if his allies are successful, there are fears they could use their positions to block Trump’s opponent from taking office should Trump lose. . ."

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