That just makes his move even more stupid, because he loses his excuse and makes himself a target
If he had just waited a couple hours, and THEN "reluctantly signed the certification" while giving half assed Kemp tier excuses, he could have partially saved face
But instead he goes full "et tu, Brutus" in an overly dramatic way for the press
It is still likely Kemp can "redeem" himself in the eyes of Trump and the gop, even if he's a douchebag, but Ducey fucked up big
On a positive note, once the SOS and Governor certify the results the certification can be challenged. Its lawfare with very complex rules. Also the certification isn't final. It can be over turned. Back in the day, Hawaii certified that Nixon won. In the end, JFK got Hawaii's electoral votes despite the original certification for Nixon. Moves and counter moves.
He knowingly certified while they were doing the hearing
It just gets stupider...
I think what frustrates me the most is we're fighting BOTH the Democrats and the spineless GOP.
Ducey isn't spineless, he's corrupt. He's in on the Dominion election-insurance racket.
Corruption is spinelessness against doing the right thing for the country and egotistically exploring one's own self interests.
That just makes his move even more stupid, because he loses his excuse and makes himself a target
If he had just waited a couple hours, and THEN "reluctantly signed the certification" while giving half assed Kemp tier excuses, he could have partially saved face
But instead he goes full "et tu, Brutus" in an overly dramatic way for the press
It is still likely Kemp can "redeem" himself in the eyes of Trump and the gop, even if he's a douchebag, but Ducey fucked up big
On a positive note, once the SOS and Governor certify the results the certification can be challenged. Its lawfare with very complex rules. Also the certification isn't final. It can be over turned. Back in the day, Hawaii certified that Nixon won. In the end, JFK got Hawaii's electoral votes despite the original certification for Nixon. Moves and counter moves.