{"id":1926131,"date":"2023-05-07T10:42:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-republicans-are-skeptical-kari-lake-will-run-for-senate-but-national-gop-is-worried\/"},"modified":"2023-05-07T10:46:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:46:01","slug":"arizona-republicans-are-skeptical-kari-lake-will-run-for-senate-but-national-gop-is-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-republicans-are-skeptical-kari-lake-will-run-for-senate-but-national-gop-is-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ GOP unsure about Kari Lake&#8217;s Senate bid, national party concerned."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-republicans-are-skeptical-kari-lake-will-run-for-senate-but-national-gop-is-worried%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1926131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is Kari Lake Really Running for Senate?<\/h2>\n<p>A growing number of Arizona Republican political operatives remain unconvinced that former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is serious about running for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ). However, most concede that the former local television anchor is considered the most formidable opponent in a Republican primary if she should decide to run.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Lake Seriously Considering a Senate Bid?<\/h3>\n<p>Those close to Lake maintain she\u2019s seriously considering a Senate bid. While Lake is still contesting the results of the Arizona governor race she lost, she appears to be plotting her next moves with several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-hosts-ukraines-first-lady-at-the-state-dept\/\" title=\"White House hosts Ukraine\u2019s First Lady at the State Dept.\">high-profile appearances<\/a>. Lake is currently in Budapest, Hungary, participating in the Conservative Political Action Conference. Just this week, she announced the release of her memoir. Lake posted a photo to Twitter on Wednesday, stating, \u201cAre you ready for the next chapter?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Arizona gubernatorial candidate has popped up at former President Donald Trump\u2019s Florida estate and met with Republican officials in Washington. A February swing through Iowa sparked speculation about whether she may be angling for a role as Trump\u2019s running mate if he were to become the Republican nominee for president again. She\u2019s also served as an enthusiastic surrogate for the former president.<\/p>\n<h3>What Do Republicans in Arizona Think?<\/h3>\n<p>However, Republicans involved in politics in the state think her most recent travel schedule signals the opposite. \u201cShe\u2019s more concerned about burnishing her national and international cred than paying attention to Arizona,\u201d said Barrett Marson, an Arizona-based GOP strategist. \u201cShe\u2019s more apt to be seen at Mar-a-Lago than at the Biltmore,\u201d Marson said, referring to a luxury resort in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>While most of the Arizona political strategists the Washington Examiner spoke with admitted they don\u2019t have any specific knowledge of Lake\u2019s plans, they don\u2019t think her recent moves line up with a candidate who has serious senatorial ambitions.<\/p>\n<h3>What About National Republicans?<\/h3>\n<p>By contrast, national Republicans in Washington are bracing for Lake to announce a Senate bid in the near future. Lake met with officials at the National Republican Senatorial Committee in early February, and while it\u2019s unknown what exactly played out in that meeting, Chairman Steve Daines (R-MT) has made it clear that he is focused on recruiting candidates that can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victor-davis-hanson-let-the-blame-games-begin\/\" title=\"Victor Davis Hanson: Let the Blame Games Begin?\">win general elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s Next for Lake?<\/h3>\n<p>Lake\u2019s next moves are nearly impossible to predict. Her Trump-aligned gubernatorial campaign was nontraditional, and her rise in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-republicans-are-skeptical-kari-lake-will-run-for-senate-but-national-gop-is-worried\/\" title=\"AZ GOP unsure about Kari Lake's Senate bid, national party concerned.\">key swing state surprised political insiders<\/a> in the state and the country. She\u2019s known to be very involved in her campaign and had a small group of mostly young advisers who are from outside traditional Republican political circles. Her previous campaign had little in common with Republicans that ran before her, and she even alienated some voters when she repeatedly attacked the legacy of the late Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain, who is still well respected in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have now lost three of the most recent Senate races, as well as the last presidential and governor contests in a state that used to be a major GOP stronghold. With Sinema\u2019s switch to an independent, Republicans see a prime opportunity to win this election with a plurality of the vote but worry they will have another missed opportunity if Lake runs and wins the primary.<\/p>\n<p>Lake continues to embrace the former president and endorsed his 2024 presidential run. She also has shown no signs of softening her claims of a stolen election. Independents and unaffiliated voters have tripled over the last 30 years to 1.4 million and make up about a third of the voting population, reasons why many don\u2019t believe Lake has a shot of winning a general election.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb became the first Republican to enter the race last month.<\/li>\n<li>Republican Blake Masters, who lost his Senate bid last year by 5 percentage points, is still considering a run.<\/li>\n<li>So is Abe Hamadeh, who lost the 2022 attorney general\u2019s race, Karrin Taylor Robson, who lost the gubernatorial primary to Lake last year, and Republican businessman Jim Lamon, who lost in the primary for Arizona\u2019s other Senate seat in 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThey messed up in \u201818, \u201820, \u201822, and continue to go down this path of competing with this very narrow group of Republican voters, leaving a bunch of other Republican voters on the outside looking in,\u201d Coughlin said. \u201cI don\u2019t have a belief that they have learned that lesson, they are still sniffing the Trump glue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing number of Arizona Republican political operatives remain unconvinced that former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is serious about running for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ). 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