When Arizona's 2022 gubernatorial race was called for Democrat Katie Hobbs on Monday night, November 14, there was no shortage of gloating on Twitter. Far-right GOP nominee Kari Lake, according to her critics, went out of her way to be as insulting, condescending and mean-spirited as possible during her campaign. But in the end, she went down in defeat. In 2023, Hobbs, not Lake, will replace Republican Doug Ducey as Arizona governor.
The gloating came not only from Democrats like Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, but also, from some of Lake's critics on the right, including conservative activist Meghan McCain and Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. And the following morning, some more gloating came from NBC News' Vaughan Hillyard during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
