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JohnSJ

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13. Exactly. That is all part of it, which includes not debating. If we pull this through, which

Reply to FlyingPiggy (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 12, 2022, 01:50 AM

Nov 2022

I think we will, it will be sheer luck. You have to earn the election. Remember Coakly in Massachusetts? She lost to Scott Browm, because she didn’t get out their and knock on doors

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Can someone explain how the f*ck someone could vote for Kelly and not Hobbs? [View all] FlyingPiggy Nov 2022 OP

I've asked myself the same thing. StarryNite Nov 2022 #1

Vermont has a Republican governor. nycbos Nov 2022 #2

People recognize Lake from her time on the tv news and so they are voting for her. LonePirate Nov 2022 #3

I didn't realize she was on tv before. I had never heard of her before this race FlyingPiggy Nov 2022 #6

Lake's experience on camera was the main reason Hobbs would not debate her. LonePirate Nov 2022 #7

Post removed Post removed Nov 2022 #11

Agreed. Hobbs seems nice enough but she was a poor candidate. Beautiful Disaster Nov 2022 #16

Hobbs will be a very good governor. Mister Ed Nov 2022 #22

She was 10 year number 1 anchor in Phoenix grantcart Nov 2022 #10

I would agree with that. I think her not debating was okay. FlyingPiggy Nov 2022 #12

Any theories on why Kari Lake went so extremely MAGAT? yardwork Nov 2022 #28

Naked ambition with no real values underneath grantcart Nov 2022 #30

That makes sense. The worst human qualities. yardwork Nov 2022 #32

at least it makes it more difficult to Lake to claim it was stolen Hamlette Nov 2022 #4

Cross over republicans or independents. I also think Hobbs made a bad judgement refusing JohnSJ Nov 2022 #5

I think Hobbs ran a very timid race. It's a miracle to me she is as close as she is FlyingPiggy Nov 2022 #9

Exactly. That is all part of it, which includes not debating. If we pull this through, which JohnSJ Nov 2022 #13

Some guesses Stargleamer Nov 2022 #8

True. Kelly is very popular here too. People on both sides of the aisle love hom. FlyingPiggy Nov 2022 #14

The same way PA voters voted for Shapiro and for Oz, or Warnock and Kemp in GA. Ticket kelly1mm Nov 2022 #15

Right Cosmocat Nov 2022 #27

A lot of good answers here... Beautiful Disaster Nov 2022 #17

Lake is a sociopath liberalmediaaddict Nov 2022 #19

Lake is charismatic. But that's a byproduct of her time on TV. Beautiful Disaster Nov 2022 #26

It's interesting you say that about DeSantis. yardwork Nov 2022 #29

And yet, Hobbs continues to slowly pull away from "Lake the Fake"... SKKY Nov 2022 #18

If Lake does win liberalmediaaddict Nov 2022 #20

Because straight ticket voting doesn't apply to many. Xolodno Nov 2022 #21

They did it in Wisconsin too, Evers the Democrat, ROJO the stinking repub. 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Nov 2022 #23

Everyone loves an astronaut. Earth-shine Nov 2022 #24

One could ask why people who voted for Kemp didn't also vote for Walker Kaleva Nov 2022 #25

Another reason: PCIntern Nov 2022 #31