MAGA Republican Abraham Hamadeh, who in 2022 lost his race to become Arizona's secretary of state and who repeatedly challenged the results in court, reportedly didn't buy the claims he was making about a stolen election.
What's more, Hamadeh mocked supporters to did.
The Daily Mail has obtained text messages showing Hamadeh in a celebratory mood in early 2023 despite having lost his election.
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In texts sent to fellow Arizona Republican Blake Masters, who in 2022 lost a United States Senate race to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Hamadeh said that his political career prospects were on the upside even though his election lawsuits were getting tossed by courts.
"No matter what happens, I’m winning right now," he wrote. "I’m not lumped in with crazies with election stuff because I’m so close at 280, but the crazies love because they see me fighting. Win win."
He then sent a photo of himself at what appears to be a boxing match in Thailand to demonstrate how much fun he was having.
"Glad you're getting some [rest and relaxation]," Masters wrote to him in reply. "You're fighting a noble and disciplined fight."
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Masters and Hamadeh are now both competing with one another for the same congressional seat that's being vacated by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ).
In a message to The Daily Mail, Hamadeh's campaign accused Masters of leaking private text messages out of jealousy that Masters didn't get a coveted endorsement from former President Donald Trump.
"This is nothing more than a sad and vindictive scheme to undermine President Trump after he refused to endorse him and his lies continue to prove why the grassroots is abandoning him: he is a coward without a conscience," Hamadeh campaign spokesperson Erica Knight told the British tabloid.