Arizona Republican Rep.-elect Mark Lamb says last week’s election results should not be read as a mandate for Democrats, but rather as voters venting frustration over the past two years.
Lamb, speaking on Breitbart News Daily, addressed the wave of Democratic wins nationally and GOP setbacks in his home state, including Rep. Andy Biggs’ loss in the Arizona governor’s race. Lamb said he believes voters will eventually regret not electing Biggs.
“They’re going to realize they had an opportunity to elect a really good man and a good American, and we opted to continue to go down this road of ludicrousness,” Lamb said.
Lamb said he worries Americans don’t fully grasp what putting Democrats back in power could mean.
“They’re very radical. There’s already a lot of talk, very radical talk, and I’ve been seeing these bills for years as a sheriff come through, very anti-Second Amendment bills, and this is what we’re going to get, especially when they think they have a mandate when really this was not about them or for them,” Lamb said, adding, “this was really a vote to say, hey, we didn’t like the last two years.”
Asked what drove the broader Democratic gains across the country, Lamb pointed to two issues in particular: the border, which he said was the top concern until diesel prices climbed following the war in Iran.
“It really quickly became probably the biggest pain points, and as we got closer to the election, they weren’t getting any relief from the gas or the diesel. And you know, look, people a lot of times vote with their pocketbook, and that was a big deal. I think that they also felt like we were putting other countries first,” Lamb said.
He also cited frustration over U.S. foreign aid.
“We’re giving money to 173 different countries. Young people are saying, ‘We don’t want you to give money to anybody. We want you to put Americans first,'” Lamb said.
Lamb said he believes many voters simply stayed home because they felt unserved by either party, and that a lack of accountability over the past two years compounded the frustration.
“There was no accountability. That was a big factor. Nobody was put in handcuffs over the last two years for the nonsense we see. The Iran war was a big pain point,” Lamb said, noting Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged the same dynamic. “Diesel prices, which correlates to that, and in the end, I think either people stayed home, and some people even jumped across and voted for Democrats.”
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