The former Missouri Governor. Eric Greitens urged the state to decertify its 2020 presidential election results on Friday.
Insistence by the U.S. Senate Candidates that Arizona cancel its results of its free, fair election continues to promote the false belief that President Donald Trump stole the 2020 election.
Greitens, along with other Missouri Republican candidates, are trying to court hard-right primary voters. They all have played some part in perpetuating baseless voter fraud claims or indulging people who believe Trump won. Greitens was the most aggressive, travelling to Arizona to secure the endorsement of an Arizona state senator.
Greitens, a leader in the rejection of reporting and reaction to the conclusions of Friday's final review, was preparing his followers for the release of that document on Friday afternoon.
Greitens stated in a statement that you should not listen to the Arizona Audit's mainstream media, liberals and RINOs spin. Arizona must decertify!
This review examined all 2.1 Million ballots in Maricopa County where Phoenix was located. The Associated Press received a draft report that showed a 360 vote net gain for Biden in comparison to the official results.
Draft claims that there were many flaws in election procedures. It also suggested that the final tally could not be trusted and suggested several changes to state law. Cyber Ninjas, a Trump-friendly contractor, conducted the review. They made false allegations about the way the election was handled in Maricopa County. These accusations have since been refuted.
Arizona's election results did not depend on the outcome of this review. Trump-haters, conspiracy theorists, and hard-right Republicans saw it as a way to doubt the legitimacy of Biden's win. Greitens saw the review as a way for him to show his continued commitment to Trump, and to show that he is close to the Make America Great Again movement.
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He even skipped a signature statewide Missouri Republican Gathering in June to make way for a trip the Arizona review. The review was largely held inside a cavernous coliseum. In comments made at the time, he repeatedly stressed that they don't have the winning ballots if they don't have the ballots.
Greitens, who was forced to resign in 2018 amid allegations of sexual abuse and blackmail, is now running for the Senate Republican primary against Eric Schmitt (Attorney General), Vicky Hartzler, Rep. Billy Long, and Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis businessman.
Schmitt participated in the failure to contest the 2020 election through court via an amicus brief supporting a Texas lawsuit against swing state that voted for Biden. Hartzler and Long voted against the certification of Biden's electoral college win following the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. McCloskey falsely claimed Trump was the winner.
Greitens uploaded a video featuring him, Arizona state senator Wendy Rogers and a professionally-produced video on Sept. 15. Rogers is a Republican who strongly promoted the review and has publicly endorsed Greitens.
My question to conservatives and patriots is, Does my vote count? Greitens explains a featured clip.
As Greitens doubled down on the baseless notions that voter fraud were a real problem, Greitens' ex-wife, Sheena Greitens (ex-first lady of Missouri), offered a different perspective.
This is very important, a University of Texas at Austin professor said on Twitter. He had noticed that the review had revealed more votes for Biden. It is important to trust in the electoral system and its results. It's a win-win situation for American democracy.
Reporting was contributed by The Associated Press
