Leadership Now Arizona founding member Adam Goodman spoke with the Washington Post following our statement condemning Shelby Busch of the Maricopa County Republican Committee for making lynching threats against fellow Republican Stephen Richer.
“Adam Goodman, a prominent businessman who leads a local organization opposing violent rhetoric and threats against election workers, condemned Busch’s comments. He said he blamed Trump for the “rise in violence and antisemitism.” Trump, he said, “has horribly failed” on setting the appropriate tone required of a national leader.
“I don’t believe it’s an idle threat, because we’ve seen too many acts of violence against election workers,” said Goodman, who describes himself as a political independent. Goodman said Busch “is sending a message to others that that is acceptable behavior.” Arizona, he said, is home to “a sector of the electorate who is not engaged with reality” and is “whipping each other up into a frenzy.”
“Violence,” he said, “is a real threat and possibility.”
Read the article “Arizona RNC delegation chair: ‘I would lynch’ county election official” here.
