Arizona readies for Kari Lake and a contentious Senate race

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 Arizona readies for Kari Lake and a contentious Senate race
by Julia Mueller - 08/26/23 6:00 AM ET

Kari Lake’s announcement that she’ll decide by the end of the year whether she’s running for Senate in Arizona adds to growing signals that the Grand Canyon State is headed toward a contentious, high-stakes race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I) seat.

Sinema’s seat is a top 2024 target for Republicans looking to seize control of the upper chamber, where Democrats hold a tenuous 51-49 lead that includes Sinema — who dropped her affiliation as a Democrat after last year’s midterm elections. 

Liberals want to knock Sinema out and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) has already launched a bid to for the Senate seat.

The Trump-aligned Lake lost her gubernatorial bid last year and some Republicans think she could doom the party to defeat if she wins the GOP’s Senate nomination.

But if it is a three-way race with Gallego, Sinema and Lake, few are entirely sure how it would turn out.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4172163-arizona-readies-for-kari-lake-and-a-contentious-senate-race/

[Maj. Bill Martin]

My guess is that Lake will have lost support since 2020.

[kevindavis007]

My guess is that Lake will have lost support since 2020.

I think so.. She block me on X (What used to be Twitter) and blocking a lot of people left and right.  Also, a lot of people are catching on to her grift.

[DB]

I still can't get over she was going door to door for Obama. I just can't trust people who have wild swings of basic principles in a short time. They have to earn trust, not demand it.

[GtHawk]

So Lake will decide by the end of the year, that's how long she'll wait if Trump hasn't chosen her for VP?

[cato potatoe]

Can they not recruit a decent candidate, or has Trump already scared them off?  Chances of retaking the senate are pretty slim without Arizona.

[Kamaji]

Can they not recruit a decent candidate, or has Trump already scared them off?  Chances of retaking the senate are pretty slim without Arizona.

Nobody with any sense wants to get stuck in the Trump morass.

[libertybele]

Nobody with any sense wants to get stuck in the Trump morass.

“We’re seeing with Donald Trump that, even though he’s a very divisive candidate with independents, he’s loved by Republicans. Same with Kari Lake. I don’t think there’s any chance she loses the nomination if she runs,” said Brian Darling, a Republican strategist and former Senate aide who thinks it’s highly likely Lake does jump in the race.

All eyes and interest will once again be on AZ. 

According to the article, Lake will win the nomination.   We'll see.

Trump's VP?  I think he'll turn to Ramsy.

[Fishrrman]

Fishrrman pretty fearless™ prediction:
Kari Lake isn't going to become a Senator from Arizona.

(it's a blue state now. And it's going to stay that way.)

[ScottinVA]

Same story… she’ll win the GOP nomination and go on lose once again, only to blame it all on “fraud.”

[ScottinVA]

But if it is a three-way race with Gallego, Sinema and Lake

Lake will finish third in a three-way race.

[Free Vulcan]

Lake has tied herself so hard to the Trump wagon that she's made it impossible for herself to win a big race.

[LMAO]

Lake has tied herself so hard to the Trump wagon that she's made it impossible for herself to win a big race.

And then throw in the fact that she was an Obama supporter

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Everything she has said and done since the 2020 election will have made her less appealing to people who didn't vote for her then.  Her core support will stay, but she has zero chance of gaining more votes, and certainly will lose at least some of her less committed 2020 support.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

“We’re seeing with Donald Trump that, even though he’s a very divisive candidate with independents, he’s loved by Republicans. Same with Kari Lake. I don’t think there’s any chance she loses the nomination if she runs,” said Brian Darling, a Republican strategist and former Senate aide who thinks it’s highly likely Lake does jump in the race.

This is why Trump can't win the election in 2024. If he does, Trumpist candidates will keep losing otherwise winnable elections through the 2028 election.

[Bigun]

This is why Trump can't win the election in 2024. If he does, Trumpist candidates will keep losing otherwise winnable elections through the 2028 election.

Keep on believing that!

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Keep on believing that!

I will because it is true.

Herschel Walker?  Dr. Oz?  Kari Lake? We need to quit nominating candidates based on how effective they are at massaging Trump's ego, and his affinity for fellow media personalities.

[Bigun]

I will because it is true.

Herschel Walker?  Dr. Oz?  Kari Lake? We need to quit nominating candidates based on how effective they are at massaging Trump's ego, and his affinity for fellow media personalities.

We NEED to stop allowing Mitch McConnells and Paul Ryans of the world tell us who we can elect to represent us!

[Maj. Bill Martin]

We NEED to stop allowing Mitch McConnells and Paul Ryans of the world tell us who we can elect to represent us!

You forgot to mention "Donald Trump" in there too.

And just as a reminder, we didn't actually elect any Oz, Lake, or Walker.  That's kind of the problem. We just nominated them, and then they lost their elections.