It's been a couple of bruising election cycles in Arizona. That's what happens when a red state turns purple. Let's hope that now, healing can begin.
This week Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County both urged a judge to sanction the defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate, Kari Lake, over her "unfounded attacks" against elections officials. Much like the former president, Lake wanted the courts to give her what voters did not: a victory. And much like the former president, she was rebuked, when a judge rejected accusations of fraud in the election and stood by the outcome, in which Arizonans chose Hobbs by 17,000 votes. Now the county is seeking $25,050 from Lake to cover its attorneys' fees. Hobbs is asking for $550,210.
I doubt this is what Lake meant a week ago when she tweeted: "Buckle up, America. This is far from over."
