If the 2022 midterms carried an overarching message, it was that voters rejected candidates who mimicked former President Donald Trump's false statements about his election loss.
Embracing those conspiracy theories proved to be a political loser for Republicans in competitive races, especially in swing states where candidates tried to win offices that oversee the next presidential contest.
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What troubles pro-democracy advocates, elected officials and experts, however, is that many of those same contenders are sticking around, peddling lies about the 2020 contest and laying the groundwork for more of the same in 2024.
They have doubled down on their false claims while pivoting to key political positions as Trump loyalists ahead of the 2024 election.
Last December, Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem — who was one of the most strident election deniers — asked a judge to order a do-over of the 2022 election after losing last year's battle for secretary of state.
Finchem continued to press the issue well into this year, until a judge sanctioned the GOP legislator and his lawyer, saying the continued legal suit “was groundless and not brought in good faith."
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, who defeated Finchem last November, said the country ducked a national crisis in various races, but that voters must remain vigilant.
"I'm not worried so much about Mark Finchem anymore because I kicked his ass,"...
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