She seems to be showing that she’s LOST the Governor’s election and now will turn to trying a US Senate run….
The noise level will continue I guess out there….
But her running IS gonna split the vote….
Democrats should be concerned…..
Arizona Republican Kari Lake took a step closer on Monday to throw her hat in the ring for a 2024 U.S. Senate run, contingent on her election challenge case of the governor’s race not being successful.
Asked by “Real America’s Voice” host Charlie Kirk if she was considering a run for the seat currently held by independent Sen. Krysten Sinema, Lake answered, “Yes, I am entertaining it.”
“I mean my number one priority is our court case, and I have full confidence in our court case, and I have hope that we’ll get a judge to do the right thing, but I’m also looking at what happens if we don’t get a decent ruling in that,” she said….
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“I’ve seen some internal polling that shows I’m the only Republican who can beat these other two,” she said, referring to Sinema and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, who declared his candidacy for Senate last month….
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Last month, the Lake campaign noted if she were to run for Senate, polling suggests she could win.
A January survey conducted by Blueprint Polling found Lake was leading by 4 points over Gallego and by 22 points over Sinema, who switched from Democrat to independent in December….
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“Kari Lake polls at 36 percent in a three-way Senate race with Gallego and Sinema,” a Blueprint Polling news release said. “The congressman follows closely at 32 percent while the incumbent polls less than 14 percent. One in six voters are undecided.”
In other words, Lake could be the beneficiary of the Democrats duking it out for the left-of-center vote in Arizona, giving the Republican a pathway right into the Senate….
Kari Lake Edges Closer to Senate Run
“Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is inching closer to deciding to run for Senate, and her expected candidacy has frozen the Republican field in the state as other Senate hopefuls wait for her decision,” the Washington Post reports.
“Lake, a former local television anchor who falsely claims that she won her 2022 race for Arizona governor, is considered the most formidable opponent in a Republican primary, and at least three Republican candidates also sizing up the race are waiting for her to make a decision before they decide to run.”
“There is deep concern about Lake’s viability in a general election, national Republican operatives said.”