Karamo’s 2020-2021 podcasts reveal extent of the election denier’s obsession with satanic possession and her eagerness to demonize huge swaths of fellow Michiganders
LANSING — The Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) today released the first two in a series of digital ads called Karamo Unplugged that highlights the dangerous and bizarre assertions spouted by GOP Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo on her 2020-2021 podcast.
You can view the ads, and hear Karamo in her own words, here and here.
The Republican candidate’s extremism is already well documented – from her false claims of ballot fraud in Michigan to her embrace of conspiracy theories. But the new ads reveal Karamo’s deeply strange obsession with “demonic possession,” which she asserts can be passed from one person to another during “intimate relationships,” and her unflinching commitment to criminalizing abortion even for victims of rape or incest.
“Kristina Karamo has proven time and time again that she is dangerously unfit for office, from branding her fellow Republicans ‘traitors’ for upholding the legitimate results of our elections, to pledging to use the office of Secretary of State to advocate for the criminalization of abortion even in cases of rape and incest,” said MDP chair Lavora Barnes. “Now, we hear Karamo assert that fellow Michiganders who don’t share her extremist views are somehow possessed by demons. This should serve as a wakeup call to every voter in our state, no matter their party affiliation.”
In the digital ads released today, Karamo can be heard weighing in on abortion and on demonic possession. She characterizes abortion as a “very satanic practice,” and, in keeping with her recurring theme, asserts that “demonic possession is real.”
Listen for yourself : “I know it’s gonna sound really crazy me saying that for some people, thinking like … what? But having intimate relationships with people who are demonically possessed or oppressed — I strongly believe that a person opens themselves up to possession. Demonic possession is real.”
In the coming weeks, look for Karamo in her own words branding her fellow Republicans as “traitors” and Democrats as perpetrators of a “Satanic agenda,” and taking aim at our LGBTQ community.
“When people literally tell you who they are, believe them,” MDP chair Barnes said. “This is who Kristina Karamo is – someone who should never be in charge of ensuring the integrity of our elections or representing the good people of Michigan.”
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