J. Walter Weatherman said:
Blackhorse83 said:
J. Walter Weatherman said:
The Kraken said:
Funny how supposedly there was "fraud" that Lake lost but somehow Trump still won. "They didn't cheat enough" still doesn't explain the vote difference between the two. A percentage of independents will split tickets, it happens in every election.
Yep. One of the funnier parts about people claiming fraud here is that they have to convince themselves that the AZ "cabal" or whatever felt like it was more important to cheat in a senate race that wouldn't have an impact because the GOP was already going to flip WV and Montana pretty easily, but not also cheat to keep Trump out. God forbid people just admit she's a bad candidate and has continually shown to just be a grifter trying to make as much money and fame as possible.
I hope you're better at the weather than you are political analysis. A 4 seat majority is not a lot especially when Murkowski and Collins vote with the democrats frequently along with about 5 others who cant be trusted. Every seat counts.
Sure, but more or less important than the presidency? So much so that they wouldn't even attempt to steal the election from Trump while they were at it? Does this really seem likely to you?
My guess is that the microscope on the Presidental election was so overpowering that they knew better than to cook the books on that race.
Gallego/Lake? No one was watching that race near to the extent. So they took the win they could get.
Basis for my rationale? Why are there thousands more votes in the Senatorial race than the Presidential race? That goes against decades of historical data on general elections where POTUS is on the ballot.
ETA: Actually, I should amend the above statement. Trump/Kamala DID have more votes overall than Gallego/Lake, but Gallego had over 127K votes more than registered Dems in AZ. Also over 38K votes that were Senate race only. Finally, Gallego is also not without serious baggage. I find it hard that so many Republicans would "hold their nose" and vote Trump, but then elect a solid Dem with a dubious past to the Senate.