Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs offered a masterclass in throwing shade while talking to CNN last night about her 2022 gubernatorial opponent, drag-hating MAGA queen Kari Lake.
When asked by host Kaitlan Collins about Lake’s rumored 2024 bid U.S. Senate, Hobbs looked amused.
“What do you make of her trying to represent your state again?” Collins inquired.
The duly elected governor chuckled and replied, “It would mean she would have to admit she’s not actually the governor if she chose to launch a Senate bid.”
💅 💅 💅
Lake has refused to concede to Hobbs after losing to her by over 17,000 votes last November. Instead, she’s filed a total of 10 lawsuits and seven appeals alleging the election was stolen from her, despite having absolutely no evidence to support her claims.
She’s lost all 10 lawsuits and all seven appeals.
Speaking to CNN, Hobbs continued, “I think Arizonians are tired of her continued election denialism and conspiracy theories, and that’s something that they would get the chance to have their say next November.”
Collins: There’s reporting that [Lake] is preparing to launch another run to represent Arizona. She still has not conceded to you in the other election that you won…
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 10, 2023
Hobbs: I think it would mean she would have to admit she’s not actually the governor. pic.twitter.com/UopRvfZwZj
Hobbs isn’t wrong.
A poll conducted by the nonpartisan research group Noble Predictive Insights last month revealed that 51% of voters in the Grand Canyon State, including 29% of Republicans, hold an unfavorable view of the drag-hating gubernatorial loser. Meanwhile, just 35% said they hold a favorable opinion of her.
At the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa last month, Lake told reporters she was exploring a possible run for Senate.
“I’m thinking in the next couple of months I’ll be making a decision,” she said, adding she’d make a decision “maybe sometime in the fall.”
She’s also been angling hard for a spot on the 2024 ticket alongside Donald Trump, reportedly moving into a suite at Mar-a-Lago, campaigning for him around the country, and even issuing a statement calling on all GOP presidential candidates to suspend their campaigns immediately and rally behind Trump or “we will lose this country forever.”
This latest SHAM indictment is the line in the sand.
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) August 1, 2023
That’s why I’m calling on all Republican primary candidates to suspend their campaigns & rally around President Donald J. Trump.
READ my full statement ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/4VhQWLhghj
Axios reported earlier this week that the drag-hating MAGA queen plans to spend most of September in Arizona “interviewing potential staff and consultants.”
dbmcvey
Election deniers mostly lose elections, so, I’m hopeful Kari Lake will get the nomination from the crazy base, she and Synema will both lose and the Democrat will win.
abfab
KARIN/SYNEMA 2024!
Robert Bradley
We’re serving water and nuts
Winsocki
I wonder if Kari Lake has banged Trump yet.. Surely Trump has grabbed her cooch as a right of passage into MAGA world.
dbmcvey
She’s a little long in the tooth for him now.
abfab
Really. Even Ivaaankkkaa is too old for him now. The guy can’r even stand up straight anymore so I doubt that shrivelled up old thing of his dowstairs can either. POS.
abfab
No shortage of nut cases in the female department of the repub party. They just keep coming and coming…..makes me long for that carazy lady from Minnesota. I can only imagine what she’s up to these days. Super lame…Michelle something.
Robert Bradley
Oh, you’re thinking of “We Can See Russia”. …..what’s her name again?
AndyHumm
You’re thinking of Michelle Bachman. And her gay husband.
decrans
Since January 1, 2021, Bachmann has been dean of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University.
Kangol2
Michelle Bachmann, who was married to ‘Ole Twinkletoes the (Barely in The) Closet Case!
Any school she’s dean of or even associated with isn’t worth the land it sits on!
dbmcvey
@Kangol2
It’s a religious looney school. It was created by Pat Robertson fcs.
basils_Herald
The coke at Mar a Lago must be out of this world
Robert Bradley
911…..Donnie? Can you answer?
PoetDaddy
Happily, Kari Lake, like the Great Salt Lake, will soon dry up and disappear for all time. May every moment of her future be a torment to her!
decrans
Meanwhile, for added context to this story…
‘Based on 2023 survey data, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has an approval rating of 47% and a disapproval rating of 36%. Based on these figures, Hobbs ranks as the third least popular state governor in the country.’
So Hobbs can take several seats, too. Her bumbling a$$ barely made it to the finish line last time around.
jsmu
Meanwhile, for added context to your impotent trolling:
SERIOUSLY?!??! B-word, PUHLEAAAAAZE.
You’re e*ting out Scary Fake, the Queen of f*cking VASELINE and fake soft focus?
Take ALL the seats, you worthless pile of MAGAtry.
decrans
Wow. You spew forth more mental illness in the comments than even ol’ Abcrabs. Seriously, look into Depakote and Seroquel. Ask your doctor if it’s right for you. There’s no shame in mental illness.
Kangol2
In other words, Gov. Katie Hobbs won the 2022 election, defeating the election-denying drama queen Kareesha Lake, and has a positive approval rating of +11!
Wow, Decrans, you basically undercut the argument you were trying to make!
decrans
That’s not a great approval rating. She ranks at the bottom of the list of governors.
Kangol2
Top or bottom, a +11 favorability rating is a positive bit of news.
You know, more people like your tenure than dislike it. Basic reasoning….
decrans
And yet still, she ranks among the least-liked governors in this country. No matter how you spin it, the results remain the same.
dbmcvey
And the conservative trolls are triggered.
dbmcvey
Again.
decrans
Those are called facts, Dave Matthews. And I’ll tell you about my experiences canvassing for Katie Hobbs at the door. Nobody (including Democrats) was excited about voting for Katie Hobbs. It was another choice between the turd and douche sandwich (to utilize ‘South Park’ terminology.) And the canvassers had to dig deep for Bumblin’ Katie Hobbs.
decrans
That’s probably what’s going to happen again in 2024 on the presidential level.
jsmu
@dickrancid: You never ever canvassed for Katie Hobbs. You’re a pitiful, diaphanously (look it up, MAGAturd) transparent c*ntservat*rd trollette wannabe who’s eaten ALIVE because your Orange PAB is going to lose and lose BIG next year. As will all your other candidates.
decrans
I mostly certainly did. This was around the time my bosses pegged me as a Republican because The Daily Wire scouted my gender de-transition on Twitter. I can email you if you like. No? It’s easier to throw around false assertions? Sure.
decrans
I wouldn’t be too sure. On most major polls, Trump is tied or slightly ahead. And that’s sad, don’t you think? Maybe the Democratic Party should pick better candidates. I said that in 2016 as a Bernie supporter.
decrans
Arizona is a microcosm of the United States. It’s a clash of differing worldviews. And the results for that race were razor-thin (like most recent elections in my adult lifetime). I’ve been saying Democrats should pick better candidates for a long time. I was a socialist Roseanne supporter. (I eventually followed her to the other side.) I was a Bernie bro. And an AOC trans. I voted for a socialist living in a station wagon for Harlem alderman. I’m fed up and I have had enough of both major parties in my adult lifetime, quite frankly. They both work for the same, moneyed interests. I’m middle-aged and stopped running out of craps, gang.
decrans
I might be a nihilist. Susan Sarandon inspired me back in the day. She really did. And now, that I see medical gender transitions for the sham they truly are, I truly stopped caring about Democratic Party policies completely. I started watching ‘The View’ and found myself agreeing with Meghan McCain during the pandemic. Not full-blown MAGA, but gradually getting to a moderate conservative worldview. At this point, I’d vote for Meghan McCain. And with the two candidates we have, that’s not a joke. Probably going with Cornel West or not voting.
decrans
Dave Matthews knows the story. When ‘The View’ stopped with Meghan McCain as a co-host, the Queerty comment section became my placebo.
jsmu
@dickrancid And Hobbs’ brilliant bon mot (look it up, MAGAturd!) in response to Scary Fake just eviscerated you. ??????????
decrans
Yawn. Dickrancid is novel, though.
Fahd
Although I wouldn’t describe Hobbs as charismatic, she seems like a vast improvement over some wacky governors Arizona has had in the past. Karin Lake must be devastated that she lost to a woman who doesn’t spend a lot of time on her makeup.
Not sure why so many peculiar politicians –Sinema the Corrupt included– have emerged in Arizona – remember that Sheriff guy and the Governor who insulted Obama to his face? Maybe the heat, the lack of water, the border with Mexico, and now the influx of babyboomer retirees from Michigan, etc. are all contributing to a very toxic political environment. AZ is a state with some real natural beauty, though. Good luck!
dbmcvey
I read that independents currently outnumber Republicans in Arizona.
decrans
And they currently outnumber Democrats, too.
dbmcvey
I like that a conservative troll tries to prove he’s not triggered by posting 7 responses.