Why do I keep posting about Kari Lake?
Because she’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
Kari’s Arizona election claims were silly enough. On that score, she’s been rebuffed by one court after another; she hasn’t appealed to God yet, but — wait, never mind, yes she has.
She’s also all-in on Trump’s “stolen election” claims, perhaps hoping to get on the ticket. This could happen if no one else volunteers. For example, it’s unlikely Pence will be back for a re-run, after Trump incited a mob to lynch him.
About a week ago, Lake drew criticism for declaring that if prosecutors want to “get” Trump, they’ll have to ”go through me and 75 million Americans just like me. And most of us are card-carrying members of the NRA. “That’s not a threat, that’s a public service announcement.” (See story here.)
While some folks focused on her veiled threat of violence, others zeroed in on her math. Lake herself is already having regrets about the latter. She now thinks she lowballed his support. So, on Monday, June 12, 2023, she amended it, saying, “I made a mistake, I said 75 million others just like me. I think it’s more like 300 million others just like me” (see story here).
I’m really not very inclined to argue with fools, but solely for the purpose of showing how silly this is, I’m going to do some non-Republican math (i.e., math in which two plus two equals four, not four thousand).
Let’s start with demographics. This is a big word Lake knows nothing about. The U.S. population is roughly 334 million, of whom 6.8% are under age 5 (see details here). Let’s eliminate them right off the bat, because it’s unlikely they have opinions on the matter. This leaves about 311 million over age 4. According to Lake’s calculations, of these all but 11 million, or 89.8%, will rise up in consternation if Trump is prosecuted, including at least 70 million Americans who voted for Biden.
I don’t believe that. I think she’s just bad at math.