Bless Katie Hobbs, who's just been elected governor of Arizona. She withstood some very dishonest advertising by her opponent, Kari Lake. Lake accused Hobbs of being a "twice-convicted racist."
The basis for Lake's accusation? Hobbs was senate minority leader when Talonya Adams was working as a senate policy advisor. Adams sued the senate, not Hobbs individually for paying her a substandard wage and then firing her because of her race and sex.
The court awarded Adams $1 million. The senate requested a second trial and again lost, but the judge noted Adams presented no evidence of racism, but because of sexism, she still won the case.
So, who was convicted -- the senate or Hobbs? Hobbs wasn't even the senate pro-tem, but just the minority leader. Twice convicted of racism? It was sexism, not racism that determined the second court decision. And, is the term "conviction" even used in civil lawsuits? No, it isn't. Convictions come in criminal cases, not lawsuits. But, the ad was clearly deceptive and dishonest.
We need moral leaders. Lake lacks the morality we need and should demand. If we, as voters, don't care about the character of our leaders, we cannot expect to have ethical leaders.
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