I'm so sick of Republican political theatre. Judd refused to certify because it implies there is a problem with the votes. Just like when Republicans across the country wanted recounts (and then repeat recounts) in 2020. The average person would think if they're doing recounts, then there must be something really suspicious about the results.

If Judd honestly thinks there is a reason to not certify the election, then I say present your evidence and stand firm. As a Dem, I would be fine with that as a voter. I don't want an election certified if it has legitimate issues.

The problem is there is no evidence. Kari Lake can stand on a stage and publicly claim the election is rigged all she wants. She knows her supporters don't care about evidence. But to get away with not certifying an election, you need to actually present evidence or you're violating the law. Judd wouldn't buckle if she had evidence (and I wouldn't want her to).

The sad thing is I'll bet the average Arizona Republican won't walk away thinking Judd just wasted their tax dollars, made Arizona look stupid nationally and needs to be replaced. They'll say not only was there mass cheating by Dems, which cost Lake the election, but now they won't even let us investigate it!

Soon enough we'll get more Republican political theatre involving Hunter Biden. The guy seems like scumball and I couldn't give two shits about him or whether he goes to jail if he broke the law. My issue is nothing Hunter did likely has anything directly to do with Joe Biden. But the fact they investigating Hunter implies Joe did something wrong which is all Republicans care about.

This show has been on the horizon for so long that I don't even think about it anymore.

Trump running third party would guarantee a GOP loss. I'm not wishing for it but messing with power and money on a national scale like that is the kind of shit that gets people assassinated.

He obviously still has a big following but I think the GOP will at least try to move on in 2024. You hear a lot of rumblings now which is why Trump will probably announce he is running any day now. Hopefully they dump him and it causes Trump to rip their party apart.

I understand there are strict definitions of what charges are acceptable to file but hitting an 82 year old man in the head with a hammer sure feels like attempted murder. Hitting a healthy 22 year old in the head with a hammer feels like attempted murder.