Thomas Smith Contributed To Kristina Karamo, A Fervent 2020 Election Denier And Conspiracy Theorist Who Called Abortion “Far More Wicked Than Slavery”

Smith Made Two Contributions To Kristina Karamo’s Secretary Of State Campaign

2021: Smith Made Two Contributions To Kristina Karamo’s Secretary Of State Campaign Totaling $25. [Michigan Transparency Network, accessed 5/27/26]

[Michigan Transparency Network, accessed 5/27/26]

Karamo Was An Election Denier And Claimed That Sacks Of Votes Were Dropped At A Detroit Voting Location, Which Earned Her A Trump Endorsement

Karamo Claimed She Witnessed Fraud As A Poll Challenger And “Baselessly Claimed Widespread Voter Fraud” During The 2020 Election. “The political newcomer rose to prominence in Michigan politics after she claimed she had witnessed fraud as a poll challenger during the 2020 election and baselessly claimed widespread voter fraud occurred in the state, signing on to an unsuccessful lawsuit. Karamo’s promotion of election denial and other conspiracy theories earned her Trump’s endorsement last fall. If elected to Michigan’s top election post, she would oversee the 2024 presidential election in which Trump is weighing a run.” [CNN, 7/4/22]

2020: Karamo Claimed That Sacks Of Votes Had Been Dropped Off At A Detroit Election Center In The Middle of The Night And The Voting Software Changed Trump Votes To Biden Votes Statewide. “In the weeks after the 2020 election, one particular Michigan woman was trumpeting claims of fraud as loudly as she could. Kristina Karamo, a community-college professor who’d previously accused Democrats of having a ‘satanic agenda,’ went on Fox News again and again to describe how illegal ballots supposedly had been tallied for Joe Biden at the TCF Center in Detroit, where she worked as a poll watcher. She testified before the State Senate that sacks of votes inexplicably had been dropped off there in the middle of Election Night. She suggested that Dominion Voting software had flipped Trump votes to Biden votes statewide.” [The Atlantic, 5/22/22]

CNN: Karamo’s Promotion Of Election Denial And Other Conspiracy Theories Earned Her Trump’s Endorsement. “The political newcomer rose to prominence in Michigan politics after she claimed she had witnessed fraud as a poll challenger during the 2020 election and baselessly claimed widespread voter fraud occurred in the state, signing on to an unsuccessful lawsuit. Karamo’s promotion of election denial and other conspiracy theories earned her Trump’s endorsement last fall. If elected to Michigan’s top election post, she would oversee the 2024 presidential election in which Trump is weighing a run.” [CNN, 7/4/22]

Karamo Called Abortions “Child Sacrifice” And Said They Were Worse Than Slavery And Said The Reason She Got Into Politics Was To Fight Against Abortion

Kristina Karamo Compared Abortions To Child Sacrifice And A Satanic Practice. “Before becoming the Trump-backed Republican nominee for Michigan secretary of state, Kristina Karamo said that abortion is ‘child sacrifice’ and a ‘satanic practice.’ ‘Abortion is really nothing new. The child sacrifice is a very satanic practice, and that’s precisely what abortion is. And we need to see it as such,’ Karamo, a community college professor, said in an October 2020 episode of her podcast ‘It’s Solid Food,’ which CNN’s KFile reviewed.” [CNN, 7/4/22]

Karamo Said Abortion Was “Far More Wicked” Than Slavery. “‘It’s the most wicked thing ever. It’s far more wicked than slavery,’ said Karamo, who has been endorsed by Right to Life of Michigan. ‘And David, the reason why I say it’s far more wicked than slavery — because you and I are evidence that the slaves, many slaves, survived — aborted children don’t survive because that’s the whole premise is to kill them. And so when we enter into a point in society that murdering other people is permissible to make my life better, then that’s human sacrifice.’” [Michigan Advance, 10/8/22]

Karamo Said The Reason She Got Into Politics Was “To Fight Against Abortion.” “But Michigan GOP Secretary of State nominee Kristina Karamo has combined that message with her penchant for conspiracy theories, ties to extremist groups and a belief that Satan is involved in everything from yoga to churches that hang rainbow flags. In a video captured during the Michigan Republican Party convention in August, Karamo placed abortion as the foundational reason for her entry into politics. ‘I’m pro-life from conception to natural death and that’s the reason I got into politics is to fight against abortion,’ said Karamo.” [Michigan Advance, 10/8/22]

Karamo Said The January 6th Insurrection Was A False-Flag Operation Carried Out By Antifa Members

Karamo Said The January 6th Insurrection Was A False-Flag Operation Carried Our By Antifa Members. “After former President Donald Trump encouraged supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, where Congress was scheduled to certify the 2020 election results, Karamo dismissed the insurrection attempt as a false-flag operation — another popular far-right conspiracy. ‘Based on the series of evidence and knowing how these situations work, how these anarchists operate, I believe this is completely Antifa posing as Trump supporters,’ Karamo said. ‘I mean, anybody can buy a MAGA hat and put on a t-shirt and buy a Trump flag.’” [Michigan Advance, 10/8/22]

Karamo Argued That Christianity Belonged At The Core Of American Politics, Called Evolution “One Of The Biggest Frauds Ever Perpetuated On Society,” And Asserted The Existence Of Demons

Karamo Argued That Christianity Belonged At The Core Of American Politics, Called Evolution “One Of The Biggest Frauds Ever Perpetuated On Society,” And Asserted The Existence Of Demons. “In a Thursday speech to a right-wing ‘patriot’ group in nearby Charlotte, Karamo argued that Christianity belonged at the core of American politics, called evolution ‘one of the biggest frauds ever perpetuated on society,’ and asserted the existence of demons. ‘When we start talking about the spiritual reality of the demonic forces, it’s like, ‘Oh, my God, this is crazy, we can’t go there,’ Karamo said. ‘No. It’s like, did you read the Bible? Didn’t Jesus perform exorcisms? … Scriptures are clear. And so if we’re not operating as though the spirit realities of the world exist, we’re going to fail every time.’” [Washington Post, 2/18/23]