Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats Republican Kari Lake in Arizona governor's race



Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, has defeated Republican Kari Lake in the state's 2022 gubernatorial election — the Associated Press made the race call on Monday.

"Democracy is worth the wait. Thank you, Arizona. I am so honored and so proud to be your next Governor," Hobbs tweeted.

\u201cDemocracy is worth the wait. \n\nThank you, Arizona. \n\nI am so honored and so proud to be your next Governor.\u201d
— Katie Hobbs (@Katie Hobbs) 1668479229

Arizona's current governor, Doug Ducey, is a Republican who entered office in 2015.

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who announced last month that she was ditching the Democratic Party, had endorsed Lake in the Arizona governor's race.

But Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming had said that if she lived in Arizona, she would vote for Democrats for governor and secretary of state. When an ad by a Cheney-sponsored PAC targeted Lake, the gubernatorial candidate responded by suggesting that the ad amounted to a "generous in-kind" campaign contribution.

"Thank you for your generous in-kind contribution to my campaign," Lake declared in a message directed toward Cheney. "Your recent television ad urging Arizonans not to vote for me is doing just the opposite. Our campaign donations are skyrocketing and our website nearly crashed from traffic as people rushed to learn more about my plan to put Arizona First and join our historic political movement."

The Arizona governor's race is not the GOP's only high-profile loss this year in the state — Republican candidate Blake Masters lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in a U.S. Senate contest.

"For my people who knocked on doors in 115 degree heat, and for the million+ Arizonans who put their faith in me, we are going to make sure that every legal vote is counted," Masters tweeted Saturday. "If, at the end, Senator Kelly has more of them than I do, then I will congratulate him on a hard-fought victory. But voters decide, not the media; let's count the votes."

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— Blake Masters (@Blake Masters) 1668272282

Arizona voter explains why Latinos and Catholics can't vote for Democrats: 'In the Latino soul, we're conservative'



The gubernatorial race in Arizona is heating up, with only days until the 2022 election. Republican candidate Kari Lake is barely leading her Democratic challenger Katie Hobbs. RealClear Politics shows Lake up by just 1.8%. A FiveThirtyEight poll finds Lake leading Hobbs by 2.5%.

"Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete Hegseth spoke with voters at a restaurant in Gilbert, Arizona. He asked Arizona voters what their top voting issues are heading into the election.

A woman named "Mable" said the "border is out of control." She claimed that migrants have shown up at her front door asking for food and water. She stressed that she is not against immigrants, but they must come legally.

Hegseth talked with a mother and father who have seven children. The parents' main concern was inflation. The father said that he is a small business owner and the weak economy has presented a "whole set of challenges." he expressed, "Everything is more expensive."

Hegseth interviewed Jesse Romero – a passionate supporter of Kari Lake.

Romero said he is a former police officer and has two sons who are also cops. He said that he doesn't know a single police officer that is "going for the Democrats with this whole defund the police nonsense."

Romero then explained why Latinos are increasingly supporting Republicans.

"In the Latino soul, we're conservative," Romero explained. "We believe in faith, family freedom, hard work."

Romero then explained why Catholic worshippers can't vote for Democrats.

"On the Catholic vote, the church has given us a criteria of five things called the five non-negotiables," he noted.

The five non-negotiables of Catholic apologetics are:

  • Abortion
  • Human Cloning
  • Euthanasia
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Homosexual Marriage

Romero added, "When you look at the Democrat and Republican Party platform, the Republican Party platform is congruent with Catholic moral teaching on family and life. The Democrat Party violates all five non-negotiables."

Romero declared, "You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat."

\u201c"You cannot be a Catholic and a Democrat." \u2014 Jesse Romero on @FoxNews this morning\u201d
— Church Militant (@Church Militant) 1667481657

Top Democratic leadership – President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – have been heavily questioned on how they can be Catholic Christians when they are fervently pro-abortion.

Pelosi has been barred from Holy Communion at a church in San Francisco. A priest denied Holy Communion to President Biden because of his pro-abortion position.

Democrat Katie Hobbs stumbles when asked what she's learned from the Latino community



Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for governor, gave a cringeworthy, stumbling response at a town hall event over the weekend. When asked how the Latino community of Arizona has impacted her, her answer was, translated, "practicing my Spanish, a little."

The question was asked at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Forum in Phoenix, Arizona, where Hobbs and her Republican opponent Kari Lake made separate appearances as campaign season winds to a close ahead of the Nov. 8 election. Moderator Leon Krauze asked Hobbs what she has learned from the Latino community after she described being impacted by them as a lifelong Arizonian.

"Today, today you said that growing up in Arizona, you have seen and heard how impactful the migrant community, talking about the Hispanic community, has been. Let me ask you, how has it impacted you personally? What have you learned, specifically learned, from the Latino community?" Krauze asked.

"Oh, that's a great question. Um, I don't necessarily, uh, think about it in that way, in those terms. I think I really value my relationships across the board with different folks, and I learn all the time from people in my life," Hobbs replied.

She continued: "My sister-in-law, she is Latino, and her family — I love hanging out with them and practicing my español, un poquito. So, but yeah, I’ve learned so much from her family, but I think it’s really hard to separate out Arizona and subtract Latino culture because it’s so much a part of who we are as a state, and I ... Arizona wouldn’t be Arizona without what the Latino community brings."

The moderator was unimpressed with Hobbs' español.

"So there is not one specific lesson you can share, other than the español?" Krauze followed-up and Hobbs laughed nervously. "It’s one-third of the state," he said.

"Uh, yes, absolutely. I mean, I think there's many lessons. The emphasis on family values, hard work," she said. "Those are, those are something that I value in my own life, and, you know, it's something that I respect."

The Republican National Committee picked up on her comments and mocked her.

\u201c\u201cWhat have you learned...from the Latino community?\u201d\n\nArizona Democrat governor nominee Katie Hobbs: \u201cThat\u2019s a great question \u2026 practicing my espa\u00f1ol un poquito.\u201d\n\n\u201cSo there\u2019s not one specific lesson you could share\u2026other than espa\u00f1ol?\n\nHobbs: \u201cUh...\u201d\nhttps://t.co/VPvQZQL4ak\u201d
— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1665288223

"Arizona Democrat governor nominee Katie Hobbs with no answer about what she has learned from the Latino community, probably because she hasn’t spent time with them," RNC Latinos tweeted.

"Katie Hobbs is the Kamala Harris of Arizona," GOP senatorial candidate Blake Masters said, swiping at both Hobbs and Vice President Kamala Harris, who has a remarkable talent for using many words to say nothing at all.