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candidates who both lost their most recent elections it has been nearly three months since republican election denier kari lake lost her race for governor of arizona. just like donald trump, kari lake refused to concede that election and made a failed attempt to overturn its results in court. and just like donald trump, kari lake refuses to go away. this week, kari lake was in washington to meet with the republican party senate campaign arm to discuss a possible run for senate in 2024. later this month, she is headed to iowa in what some have speculated could be a nascent start to a presidential run. in other words, despite failing to win her first and only election, kari lake is keeping her options very much open, maybe even opening some options that most people would not. as ashley parker at the washington post notes today, kari lake is part of a broader trend within the republican party to embrace candidates to lose elections. but it s not just american politicians benefiting from t
this year, that means spending her days waiting in line for cases of bottled water. it takes a bottle of water to wash your hands, brush your teeth, that s another bottle of water. so those cases are gone in a day and then you have to go back and do the whole thing all over again the next day yes reporter: in a statement city officials say we continue to struggle to return pressure, citing significant leaks in the system that we have yet to identify jackson s water crisis stretches back decades over the summer residents spent months without clean water last week congress approved $600 million to help jackson s infrastructure, though some leaders say a meaningful fix will take years. this woman says she is willing to wait. i m hopeful it s frustrating but this is where i choose to be. both arizona governor-elect katie hobbs and the state s most populous county have filed for sanctions against election denier kari lake, it comes less
them 51 rather than 50 seats. let s talk about the state of arizona where an elections official is in hiding after he received threats on social media. maricopa county has confirmed the chairman of the board of supervisors, named bill gates, no relation, a lifelong republican has been moved to an undisclosed location for his safety. maricopa, the heart of election denialism in 2020 became a flash point as technicians scrambled to fix dozens of malfunctions vote tabulating machines on election day. despite the threats, gates has continued to update social media about maricopa s vote count. the largest county in arizona counting ballots. former president trump targeted specifically on his social media on election day calling it a quote vote integrity disaster. failed gubernatorial candidate and election denier kari lake issued a statement yesterday also specifically calling out maricopa county, calling the election the most chaotic in