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Rob - please don’t diss Gov. Hobbs. Certainly the best governor we’ve had in years. Remember she has a heavily gerrymandered Republican legislature filled with people who selected Kari Lake (twice!) working constantly to undercut Hobbs. We’re trying to move forward in a challenging environment down here

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You’re absolutely right. And for the record I donated to Hobbs. But she’s not Shapiro on the stump.

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Rob - thank you for $upporting Dem victories here! No question, Gov. Hobbs isn't a knock-your-socks-off speaker but she's competent and not selling the state to outside budders - a novel approach, hope it catches on

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Hobbs could really benefit from elocution lessons to learn how to project and strengthen her voice. I donated to her from Oregon because I listened to what she said rather than simply how she said it. I believe she could train her voice to be much more forceful and effective. Her aides should suggest this to her.

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Nancy - you shoulda heard our last guv'nah. Doesn't appear we prize oratory too much in our state politics 🙂

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Love the fortitude you sane, decent Arizonans possess. I always donate to Democratic candidates in your state. Only regret was donating to that turncoat Sinema.

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Bless you, Nancy. Also, Sinema was a fooler, didn't really switch coats till she was settled in where she wanted to be. And she'll be forgotten soon enough

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Amen!

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Agreed. I’m just saying that Hobbs wasn’t a super charismatic candidate. And she still won. And Lake claims to be governor.

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I've always said: Kari Lake is the downscale, low-rent, third-ranked local TV version of a successful national network show. In her mind, she can duplicate the Trump Show, but everyone sees she's a cheap knock-off, copying (i.e. stealing) moves from the Real Thing. I've never understood Trump's charisma (blech) but can't deny some people feel it. Kari doesn't have that but believes she SHOULD have it cuz when she was on TV she got invites to the county fair, rodeos, & such. She believes she's a celebrity. Sad, really

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Republicans are going to learn what democrats found out in 2016. Popularity is non-transferable and Trump was their best shot.

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