Mediaite reports:
“This’ll be a beauty here,” said moderator Ted Simons — as he prepared to ask the question he knew would set off a round of crazy among the four Republican candidates for Arizona governor. Simons asked Kari Lake — the Donald Trump-backed candidate who is currently the frontrunner in the race — about the 2020 election.
“You’ve called Joe Biden an illegitimate president,” Simons said. “What does that mean? Lake responded with full-throated support for the evidence-free claim that the 2020 election was rigged. The frontrunner then egged on her opponents to join her in crazytown. Lake, Paola Tulliani-Zen, and Scott Neely all raised their hands.
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The final clip below is cued up to the crazy.
WATCH: Just Three Minutes of Arizona Governor Republican Primary Debate Is Chock Full of Nuttery https://t.co/zzu5gvUQfF
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) June 30, 2022
.@KariLake Opening Statement at the @arizonapbs #AZGOV Debate: pic.twitter.com/oeN4oxpdtc
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@KariLake) June 30, 2022
“I worked for Ronald Reagan. Kari Lake is no Ronald Reagan. She found God, Guns, and the GOP about a day and a half before she decided to run for Governor.”#AZgov // @AZCCEC Debate pic.twitter.com/JAR57pyHyh
— Karrin Taylor Robson for Arizona (@Karrin4Arizona) June 30, 2022