candidates running for office in arizona. one candidate there is even suspected of being q, the leader of qanon. a reminder, arizona is where republicans spent months conducting a so-called audit and found no proof to support the former president's false claims of a stolen election. these candidates are dug in. and some are talking to cnn's kyung lah. >> no masks in here? [ applause ] another round of applause. of course, the media -- the media is all masked up because they want to spread the fear. >> reporter: this is our introduction to arizona gubernatorial candidate kari lake, a donald trump endorsed republican candidate for 2022. rising star of the right wing. and proud spreader of lies about the 2020 election results. >> you could say biden won the presidency kind of like oj is innocent. >> you're amazing. >> reporter: lake is among a