Republicans 'breathing a sigh of relief' as 'two-time loser' Kari Lake 'no longer Arizona’s problem'

13 December 2024

Although Democrats were disappointed when Republicans recaptured the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election and will have a 53-47 majority in 2025, one bright spot for them was Arizona's Senate race — which found Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego defeating far-right MAGA Republican and conspiracy theorist Kari Lake.

This was the second time Lake lost a statewide race in her state. In 2022, she lost Arizona's gubernatorial race to Democratic now-Gov. Katie Hobbs.

But President-elect Donald Trump has found a position for Lake, choosing her to lead Voice for America. And according to Politico's Megan Messerly, Arizona Republicans are "breathing a sigh of relief."

Lake, who has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the 2022 election was stolen from her, is far from universally loved by fellow Republicans in her state. GOP Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), has been a scathing critic — repeatedly taunting her over her election losses.

In an article published on December 13, Messerly explains, "Some Arizona Republicans had already been skeptical of her political future in the state, given the losses, though her name had been floated both for state Republican Party chair and Arizona secretary of state. This decision now all but removes her from those conversations, creating space for other Republicans, like Karrin Taylor Robson, who ran against Lake in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2022 but came in second, to rise to the fore."

Arizona-based GOP strategist Barrett Marson is among Lake's outspoken critics on the right.

Marson told Politico, "When you're a two-time loser and you did worse the second time around, that's a clue that maybe the voters don't want you. I think it clears space for the conservative but normal wing of the Republican Party in Arizona…. She's no longer Arizona’s problem. Now, she's the world’s problem."

Read Politico's full article at this link.

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