Kari Lake Suspended From Twitter for Attack Ad | Phoenix New Times

Gubernatorial candidate and former Phoenix newscaster Kari Lake was suspended from Twitter on Friday morning for her latest attack ad against GOP opponent Karrin Taylor Robson. With just over a week left until the August 2 primary, the race for the Republican nomination for governor has devolved into mudslinging, with both candidates accusing the other of being a fake conservative. Taylor Robson’s campaign deployed new signs that accuse Lake of being a “never-Trumper,” based on an old Facebook post from Lake’s more liberal days. Lake, meanwhile, recently noticed the Arizona Republic’s reporting from April about Taylor Robson’s dubious campaign financing tactics, which trapped unwitting elderly donors into recurring donations — and has been ragging on her opponent for it. “She’s a thief!” one recent ad said. The video, posted on Twitter, racked up several hundred thousand views. The ad, however, apparently exposed “private information” by displaying a phone number, at least according to Twitter. It’s not clear if the personal information was Robson’s or one of the seniors from whom she was soliciting donations. A Twitter spokesperson told The Daily Beast that Lake was “required to delete the violative Tweet” before regaining account access. Lake immediately cried censorship. “We must be right over…
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