{"id":2289540,"date":"2024-07-05T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-arizona-governor-says-election-denialism-is-ruining-the-republican-party-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T13:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:55:38","slug":"former-arizona-governor-says-election-denialism-is-ruining-the-republican-party-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-arizona-governor-says-election-denialism-is-ruining-the-republican-party-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Arizona governor says election denialism is \u2018ruining the Republican Party\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-arizona-governor-says-election-denialism-is-ruining-the-republican-party-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Arizona governor, \u2064Jan Brewer, expressed concern that\u200b the Republican Party&#8217;s denial of recent\u2064 election results \u2064is &#8220;ruining&#8221; the party&#8217;s reputation. Despite losses in key \u2063races, including former President Trump&#8217;s defeat in the 2020 \u200belection, Republicans\u200c have been unsuccessful in overturning the results due to \u200dlack \u200cof evidence \u200cof fraud. Brewer emphasized\u200b the importance of moving \u200bpast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-denialism-turned-loser-stacey-abrams-into-a-multi-millionaire\/\" title=\"Election Denialism Turned Loser Stacey Abrams Into A Multi-Millionaire\">election denialism<\/a>\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-homeland-security-advisor-government-acknowledging-mistakes-with-covid-19-could-help-rebuild-trust\/\" title=\"Former Trump Homeland Security Advisor: Government \u2018Acknowledging Mistakes\u2019 With COVID-19 Could Help Rebuild Trust\">regain public trust<\/a> and\u200d avoid further\u200b damage to the GOP. She acknowledged that election disputes are not \u2064exclusive to \u2064Republicans but highlighted the need to address the issue within the party. Brewer&#8217;s remarks come amidst escalating\u2064 election denialism ahead of upcoming primary and general elections\u2062 in Arizona. She firmly stated that she does not believe the 2020 election was stolen.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Arizona governor says election denialism is \u2018ruining the Republican Party\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jack-birle\/\">Jack Birle<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T13:41:43-04:00\">July 5, 2024 1:41 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1694456\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/a> Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jan-brewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Arizona\">Jan Brewer<\/a> warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Republicans<\/a> should shift away from denying the results of recent elections, saying it is \u201cruining\u201d the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Arizona have faced several high-profile losses in recent years, including a slate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-secretary-of-state-may-3-primary-ballot-should-not-include-congressional-races\/\" title=\"Ohio Secretary of State: May 3 Primary Ballot Should Not Include Congressional Races\">statewide candidates<\/a> in 2022 and former President Donald Trump\u2019s loss in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2020 election\">2020 election<\/a>. Since those bruising losses, the GOP has challenged the results but has been unsuccessful in showing that there were enough voter irregularities or fraud to overturn the results.<\/p>\n<p>Brewer argued in an interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jul\/05\/arizona-election-denialism-jan-brewer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"with\">with<\/a> the <em>Guardian<\/em> that people will refuse to instill their confidence in Republicans if they continue to claim past elections were stolen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing that I know that has to be done is we need people to stand up and talk about it and move on. This is ruining the Republican Party at this point in time. It\u2019s undermining our elections, and if we don\u2019t stop it, the end is that people won\u2019t vote. And who will that hurt if they don\u2019t vote? It will hurt the Republican Party,\u201d Brewer told the news outlet. \u201cWe need every vote that we can get at the polls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former governor said that she thinks election denialism from Republicans stems from wanting to win, but she insists it is important to defend the system from \u201cdistrust.\u201d Brewer also made a point to say that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebrities-panic-after-republicans-win-big-we-r-fked-enjoy-the-last-year-of-democrat-control\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebrities Panic After Republicans Win Big: &#039;We R F**ked&#039; &#039;Enjoy the Last Year of Democrat Control&#039;\">denying election results<\/a> was not a GOP-only issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been on both sides. Don\u2019t lay it just on the Republicans, but that happens to be the people that are doing it currently, because we lost the presidency. We had some heated races in Arizona and some of the losers claimed that they were stolen, and they went through all these court cases and they didn\u2019t win and they didn\u2019t have the proof. And evidently, they don\u2019t trust our judicial system either,\u201d the former Arizona governor said.<\/p>\n<p>She also added that the \u201cclaims are just outrageous\u201d and believes the level of election denialism is nearing a fever pitch ahead of the contentious primary in the state later this month and the general election in November.<\/p>\n<p>Brewer said that she does not believe the 2020 election was stolen, and she also said that she will vote for Trump in November \u2014 noting he is the Republican nominee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did a lot of good when he was president. I just hope that if and when he wins, that it doesn\u2019t all evolve again. Of course, if he wins, then I guess they\u2019ll think the election is okay,\u201d the ex-governor said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several Trump-aligned candidates in competitive races who said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-senate-chairman-initiates-forensic-probe-of-2020-2021-elections\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Senate Chairman Initiates Forensic Probe of 2020, 2021 Elections\">prior presidential election<\/a> was stolen lost their races in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In Arizona, 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kari Lake\">Kari Lake<\/a> repeatedly said the 2020 election was stolen and then said her loss to now-Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) was also the result of fraud. Lake is running for Senate in Arizona and will likely be the GOP nominee, but she has also toned down her talk of prior elections being stolen.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1694456\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1694456\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arizona governor Jan Brewer believes that Republicans need to stop denying the results of recent elections, as it is damaging the party. She emphasized the importance of moving on and regaining the trust of voters. Brewer acknowledged that election denialism is not exclusive to the GOP and expressed concern about the impact it could have on voter turnout. She also stated that she does not believe the 2020 election was stolen and plans to vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming election. Brewer highlighted the losses of Trump-aligned candidates who claimed the previous election was stolen in 2022, including Kari Lake in Arizona. Lake, who is now running for Senate, has since toned down her rhetoric on election fraud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2289541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jan-brewer-arizona-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,34001,34000,32085,32076],"class_list":["post-2289540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-election-denialism","tag-former-governor","tag-republican-party","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/jan-brewer-arizona-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}