Many Arizonans have wondered and scratched their heads as to why a fundamentally “red” state ends up with “blue” politicians. Such was the case during the 2020 e******n when Donald Trump was overwhelmingly popular and yet lost the state. Such is the case right now with the Governor’s race between Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs. Now I know the answer.
Republicans seek v**ers, Democrats seek b****ts.
This is so simple and obvious that it has escaped everyone’s attention, including mine. According to
this article, “when b****ts are more important than v**es – the e******n will always favor the former.”
Republican candidate Kari Lake has stumped throughout Arizona and won the hearts of our citizens. Her Democrat opponent, Katie Hobbs, has hidden herself from public exposure, refusing to even be seen with Lake on a stage or anywhere else. As a candidate, in fact, Hobbs could rightly be described as reclusive.
Here is the heart of matter: Lake is seeking v**ers while Hobbs is seeking b****ts. The same could be said for the Senate race between Republican Blake Masters and Democrat Mark Kelly. Further, this is true across all major races in Arizona. Republicans seek v**ers while Democrats seek b****ts.
What happened in Arizona? On e******n day, b****ts were collected as many people v**ed in person. Mailed in and dropped off b****ts were also collected. Next, the whole collection of b****ts was brought to a central location (in each county). In Maricopa County, Sheriff’s deputies barricaded the counting facility and posted armed sentinels on the roof. The counting process was going to take a long time, they said. Days later, they are still not finished.
Kari Lake’s work to secure v**es was done when the polling centers closed on Tuesday. Conversely, Katie Hobbs work was just beginning. Behind closed doors, it will continue until the b****ts can be arranged, manipulated and “adjusted”, until she can be declared the winner. It will not be a case of who got the most v**es, but who got the most b****ts. Can you see the difference?
In the 2020 e******n cycle, 2.3 million mail-in b****ts were received in Arizona, compared to 4.28 million registered v**ers. Not all of those registered cast a b****t, early or otherwise. Only a relatively small minority v**ed in person while all the rest were loose b****ts that mostly came back through the mail or drop-off boxes.
According to one astute political analyst:
The system of b****t distribution and collection is far more susceptible to control than the traditional system of v**es cast at precincts.
A v**e cannot be cast by a person who is no longer alive, or no longer lives in the area. However, a b****t can be sent, completed and returned regardless of the status of the initially attributed and/or registered individual.
While b****ts and v**es originate in two totally different processes, the end result of both “b****ts” and “v**es,” weighing on the presented e******n outcome, is identical.
While initially the b****t form of e******n control was tested in Deep Blue states, through the process of mail-in returns under the guise and justification of “expanding democracy,” a useful tool for those who are vested in the distinction, I think we are now starting to see what happens on a national level when the process is expanded.
The controversial 2020 e******n showed the result of making ‘b****ts’ the strategy for e*******l success. Under the justification of C****-** mitigation, mail-in b****ts took center stage. B****t harvesting by Democrat operations was one term for the outcome.
Democrat party officials and political activist groups knew how to exploit the opportunities within the new system of b****t distribution and collection, and when you combine that with a massive legal pressure campaign to accept any and all forms of b****ts, well, you can see how they are dependent.
Now that b****t collection has been shown to be a much more effective way to maintain political power, Democrats in a general sense are less focused on winning v**es and more focused on gathering b****ts.
When ‘b****t organization’ becomes more important than ‘v**e winning,’ you modify your e*******l campaign approaches accordingly. It might sound simplistic, but inside the distinct difference between b****ts and v**es you will find why refusing debates is a successful strategy.There is only one possible solution to this perversion of the v****g system. That is, restoring in-person v****g on e******n day. Let the candidates compete for v**es, not b****ts.
Nobody knows yet if Kari Lake will be the next Governor of Arizona, but we do know that she was and still is the most popular candidate and by a wide margin. Unfortunately, in the end the b****t may outweigh the v**e.