Kari Lake accuses Republicans of ‘stealing’ the election

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Kari Lake on Monday blamed his defeat in the Arizona gubernatorial election on the political establishment, saying Democrats and Republicans “stole” the election from him.

Lake ran on the Republican Party ticket and was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. After losing the November race in Arizona to Democrat Katie Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes, Lake refused to concede and instead legally challenged the results.

Lake challenged the results in Maricopa County, where voters reportedly encountered technical difficulties on Election Day, and asked the court to declare her the winner or restart elections in the county. In late December, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson dismissed Lake’s case and ordered him to pay Hobbs approximately $33,000 in legal fees.

Despite the legal setback, Lake vowed to continue fighting the election results even after Hobbs was sworn in on Monday.

The main image shows former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake during a roundtable with law enforcement officials and politicians at the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office on 4 November 2022, in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The smaller image shows boxes of scanned ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center on November 10, 2022 in Phoenix. Lake said members of the Republican and Democratic parties conspired against her in the gubernatorial contest, which she lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs. Photos by Kevin Dietsch/Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

“Uniparty stole the election in Arizona – D’s & R’s,” Lake tweeted, referring to Democrats and Republicans, hours after Hobbs was sworn in.

The Uniparty stole the Arizona ElectionD’s & R’s.

The political elite despise We The People and can’t stand the fact that they work FOR us.

They want us to give up this most important fight and go back to sleep.

WE WILL NOT STOP.

— Kari Lake (@KariLake) January 3, 2023

Lake continued, “The political elite despise We The People and can’t stand the fact that they work FOR us. They want us to give up on this most important fight and go back to sleep. WE WILL NOT STOP.”

The term “one-party” used by Lake was described by Politico in 2017 as a “populist buzzword” that referred to a concept of an “establishment cabal” made up of Democrats and Republicans who were conspiring against the president of the time, Donald Trump.

While the term has become popular in recent years among supporters of Trump’s MAGA movement, Politico wrote that the first use of “one-party” was in the 1940s before it was picked up by supporters of the Party candidate. green Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election.

Lake’s ongoing, unproven claims about voter fraud weren’t the only theme of his Monday posts. Posts to his campaign Twitter account – the “Kari Lake War Room” – were also an exception, with Hobbs appearing to laugh briefly during his oath of office.

“During her swearing-in ceremony, @katiehobbs laughed and giggled through what was supposed to be a dignified process, and refused to say she would support our constitution,” one tweet read. “Everyone benefits from your banana republic. And pray for a brave judge to end this charade.”

During her swearing-in ceremony, @katiehobbs laughed and giggled through what was supposed to be a dignified process, and refused to say she would support our constitution.

Everyone benefits from your Banana Republic.

And pray for a brave judge to end this charade. https://t.co/XLoeBSLPSG

— Kari Lake War Room (@KariLakeWarRoom) January 2, 2023

“This is one of the darkest times in Arizona history. An illegitimate ‘governor’ is mocking our constitution,” read another post from Lake’s campaign account. “We will expose this fraud to the world. Justice is coming.”

Newsweek has reached out to Lake for comment.

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