Dems fear Kari Lake could be Arizona's governor—and a major MAGA star

Axios ^ | Oct 15 2022 | Jonathan Swan Alexi McCammond

[NeverCheney]

Democratic Party strategists are watching Arizona's Kari Lake with growing alarm.

Why it matters: As some see it, Lake — a 2020 election denier — could easily win the state's gubernatorial race and threaten its 2024 election processes. And with the talent she's already displayed even as a political novice, they see her potential to soar to a vice presidential spot or a post-Trump presidential candidacy.

Zoom in: Of this year's midterm elections slate of "ultra MAGA" candidates, Lake has perhaps the best chance of winning.

The polls are neck-and-neck. Some Democrats are venting frustration that Katie Hobbs is not presenting a stronger challenge to Lake. Hobbs has refused to debate Lake, which some say signals fear and amounts to "political malpractice." What they're saying: David Plouffe, the architect of Barack Obama's 2008 victory, told Axios that Lake looks like a "plausible presidential candidate."

David Axelrod, another key former Obama adviser, offered this assessment of Lake's 20+ years in Arizona local TV before her entrance last year into politics: "If you get a candidate who has the performance skills of a major market local TV anchor and the philosophy and thinking of Steve Bannon, that's a potent and dangerous combination ... Look at Italy."

[waterhill]

It was a redundant/rhetorical remark.
Loved your replies though. Thank you.

[VRW Conspirator]

Hobbs is a typical illiterate liberal with radical positions and no ability to think on her feet.

I am convinced that the Leftie powers-that-be want it just that way. They want Kool-ade drinking idiots. Biden, Harris, AOC, etc.