Posted on 07/29/2024 4:29:25 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Mark Lamb, the Pinal County sheriff and a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, strode around his spacious office overlooking the Sonoran Desert, proudly pointing out his accumulated memorabilia.
Here was the old cowboy rifle his wife had gifted him when he first won his post in 2016. It sat across from an animal skull and an engraved pistol, and it was below a framed New York Post cover story praising him as the “last line of defense” against drug traffickers. There was a signed card from the Trumps — Donald, Melania and Barron — thanking him for attending a Christmas party at Mar-a-Lago, the former president’s private home and resort. American flags and eagles abounded.
“I’m a dadgum patriot,” Mr. Lamb said.
But he’s not Kari Lake, the former news anchor and close Trump ally who has dominated a race Mr. Lamb says he’s still hopeful he can win.
For months Ms. Lake, 54, has held substantial leads over Mr. Lamb, 52, in surveys. With Mr. Trump’s endorsement and the backing of the Washington Republican establishment — and all the advertising dollars that came with it — she is widely expected to sail to victory in the primary on Tuesday night. The winner will go up against Representative Ruben Gallego, who is running unopposed on the Democratic side, for the seat being vacated by Senator Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat-turned-independent who decided not to run for re-election.
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He has. He acts better than he talks on fhe issue.
How do you know Lake doesn’t?
*She’s lost before“
No, she didn’t.*
What difference at this point does it make?
Got ya there music man.
I’m glad I cancelled our your vote today. Lake is the real deal.
I agree.
“He is there for one reason and one reason only. To split the vote and give the Senate race to RATS.”
Sadly, even the most astute Republican voters are unable to grasp that concept. It’s a tactic that the GOPe uses to defeat conservative candidates and Republican voters keep falling for it over and over again.
Moderating your anti-abortion rhetoric in order to have a better chance cf getting elected is NOT backtracking - it is common sense - and it saves the lives of unborn babies.
Zero unborn babies are saved by pro-life politicians who lose their elections.
So why isn’t Lake deserving of the same benefit-of-the-doubt as Trump?
Arizona FReepers, what’s the scoop on Lamb? What are the issues with Lamb other than Trump not endorsing him?
I’m on the east coast and I admit I have not followed the race very much.
I like Mark Lamb but he needs to run against Mark Kelly.
She IS deserving of the same benefit of the doubt as Trump.
Not sure how you “got me” but it is true that thieving bitch is the Governor.
I like both Kari and Sheriff Lamb. It might be smart if one were to throw his/her support to the other. But I guess it’s not my business.
The smart move for the rats is Kelly as word salads VP
The smart move for the rats is Kelly for VP.
It was rigged and stolen, time to reboot.
He said 2020 and 2022 elections here in Arizona were clean with no fraud… I always loved him as a sheriff, right up to that point where he outed himself to us.
He’s backed by big Chinese money. Unfortunately our governor is a raging liberal and would just replace him with someone worse.
“I’m glad I cancelled our your vote today.”
Likewise, last week.
Kelly is up in 2028 so maybe he will.
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