Posted on 10/20/2022 1:38:49 PM PDT by cotton1706
She is more likely than not to win her race for governor of Arizona, and then would have to be considered the favorite to become Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick should he win the Republican nomination again in 2024.
When Lake narrowly won the Republican gubernatorial nomination two months ago, it seemed the Arizona GOP had consigned itself to electoral oblivion. Lake is a “Stop the Steal” die-hard and political novice who, one assumed (certainly, I did), would suffer the fate of another Trump-endorsed true believer, the Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee, Doug Mastriano, who consistently trails his opponent by about 10 points.
To the contrary, Lake has been a surprise. At the same time, she’s a reminder of the oldest of conventional political adages — candidate quality matters.
You can peddle conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and sink beneath the waves if you are a state senator with no especially notable political skills; or you can peddle conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and achieve liftoff if you are an exceptionally poised former news anchor.
Of course, Mastriano is the former and Lake is the latter, and that’s one key to their different trajectories.
A Lake win is by no means a lock. She’s ahead of Democrat Katie Hobbs by just 1.6 percentage points in the RealClearPolitics average. Still, given the general political environment and how it is tilting further toward the Republicans, she’s clearly in a strong position.
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Well, that is good news.
The tolerant ones?
She’s why I don’t want Acosta fired from CNN. I want to see her torture him at press conferences.
What will you write after Mastriano, Lake, and Trump each win their next election?
She has a medieval rack hidden in her basement. When donks start to disappear……. JK…
Isn’t Rich Lowry a former Weekly Standard Establishment Never Trumper ??
Hey Rich!
What will you write after Mastriano, Lake, and Trump each win their next election?
Probably how the parents at soccer games don’t like him filming the little boys...
Kari Lake has a VERY professional demeanor. I’ve seen a few interviews and she is telegenic and has VERY intelligent sounding answers. If I was casting someone to play a strong intelligent female who was a protagonist (she seems likable but unflappable) rather than the some antagonist bulldog type (easier to cast) she would be perfect.
Right now she could be governor, but I think she could be going places. I know presentation isn’t everything (although in politics it’s a lot) but she isn’t an empty suit at ALL.
NeoCon d-bag, same as Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes.
Beta cuck warmongers.
Hah! Oh Wow! I just looked it up. She was a news anchor.
Well, I feel dumb, but at the same time, I feel vindicated about my appraisal. I honestly didn’t know that about her.
We had a newscaster from Wisconsin (Scott Klug, I think?) that won a Senate or House seat. He campaigned on only serving 1 term, and he stood by it.
It was a shame to see a politician go - FOR ONCE!
He he he.
If I were a founding member of the Deep State I’d assign my top team to her with the objective to corrupt her by any means possible
Living in Arizona would make getting a fake tan unnecessary, but imagine how apesh@t bazonkazoids the press would be if she showed up to a press conference with an orange spray tan sheen
FTA
“There’s a long way to go from here to there. If nothing else, though, we now know what a desperate misjudgment it was for Democrats to subtly assist Lake in the GOP primary. They thought they were propping up a patsy, when they were really helping create a star they may have to fear and loathe for years.”
LOL!! I always got a laugh out of the DemonRats supporting MAGA candidates in Republican elections. They did the same thing with Trump in 2016, and look what it got them. They simply don’t understand the Republican electorate and much of the rest of the electorate, so they make this kind of a dumb mistake.
I’m sure she’s giving MeAgain McStain nightmares already
She did not “narrowly” win the GOP nomination - she won by 5% - 48% to 43%. Not a landslide, but a solid victory - 48-43 is not a “narrow” margin.
Presentation isn’t everything, no, but it certainly helps.
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