As Arizona officials work to determine whether there was fraud in last year’s presidential election at the local level, a conservative radio host is warning that a prolonged recount has divided the community.
Last week, KTAR host Mike Broomhead criticized officials conducting the recount. “You’re turning this into the clown show that you’ve been accused of. … You’re turning this into the sideshow at the state fair,” he said.
Maricopa County officials said the recount is nearly complete. Officials are hand counting more than two million ballots.
“No matter where you stand, the one thing we can all agree on is it has put a great big wedge in this community,” Broomberg said on his show. “That to me is the worst part of this. It’s one more reason for us to stand on opposite sides of the streets and complain about each other.”
Republican leaders of the state Senate hired lead contractor Cyber Ninjas to conduct the audit, according to KTAR News.
“Here’s where we stand. It is June,” he said. “It is June. We have less than a year and a half before another election.”
