A judge just ruled Kari Lake LOST her race to Governor Hobbs….
It’s the last straw for Lake, who has stopped crying and running her mouth…
She’s gonna join the merry-go-round for Simena’s US Senate seat…..
Her addtion is sure to cement a win for Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego…..
State data shows just under 35% of Arizona voters are registered Republicans and 30% are registered Democrats, while 35% aren’t registered with either.
If Sinema retires, the race to succeed her could instead feature Gallego, a Marine Corps vet and former House colleague of Sinema’s who has become vocally critical of her, and Republican Kari Lake, a former TV anchor, election denier and 2022 gubernatorial candidate.
Both Gallego and Lake are more associated with their parties’ ideological flanks than the centrists who have historically won statewide.
“It’s gonna be like nothing we’ve ever seen before in Arizona,” said state GOP strategist Lorna Romero. “I think what’s going to make it nasty is obviously Ruben and Kyrsten don’t get along personally. And depending on who the Republican is, if you get a firebrand like a Kari Lake again, we’ve seen how she’s operated before, that’s going to take it to another level.”
Nineteen operatives from both parties who spoke with ABC News for this story mostly thought that Sinema would run again, pointing to her ongoing fundraising and continued involvement in high-profile legislative pushes like on immigration….
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“If [Gallego] can keep his Democrats, he’s pretty solid, because if they lose 30% of Republicans on the R side, Ruben only loses 10%, well, he’s probably gonna have more than everybody else at the end of the day,” said nonpartisan pollster Mike Noble. “Independents in the middle, they’re not truly independent. One-third of them are Democrats, one-third are Republicans and one-third are actually true independents.”
The race will also likely feature an intense battle for support from Hispanic voters, an influential group in the southwest state…..