{"id":1994085,"date":"2023-08-08T10:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-rising-in-arizona-senate-primary-polls-as-vice-president-rumors-bubble\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T10:07:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:07:03","slug":"kari-lake-rising-in-arizona-senate-primary-polls-as-vice-president-rumors-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-rising-in-arizona-senate-primary-polls-as-vice-president-rumors-bubble\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Lake surges in Arizona Senate primary polls amid VP speculation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fkari-lake-rising-in-arizona-senate-primary-polls-as-vice-president-rumors-bubble%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=1994085&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>Former Arizona \u200cGubernatorial Candidate Kari \u200bLake Maintains Strong Lead in Republican Primary for Senate<\/h2>\n<p>Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate\u2063 Kari Lake is\u200b maintaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">strong lead<\/a> in the state&#8217;s Republican primary \u200dfor Senate in 2024 as several paths lie before her to\u2064 break into national politics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A poll\u200c from Emerson College released Tuesday shows Lake with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-rising-in-arizona-senate-primary-polls-as-vice-president-rumors-bubble\/\" title=\"Kari Lake surges in Arizona Senate primary polls amid VP speculation.\">31-percentage-point lead<\/a> over her nearest competitor. The firebrand conservative\u2062 received 42% of the vote, compared to Republican candidate \u200dand Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb&#8217;s 11%.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Possible Vice Presidential Role for Lake?<\/h3>\n<p>Lake hasn&#8217;t launched \u200dher\u2062 campaign for Senate, and it&#8217;s possible she could have a different position in mind: vice \u2064president to\u200c former President Donald Trump, should he win the GOP \u200dnomination and the general\u200c election \u200bagainst President Joe Biden \u200bin 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has reportedly been eyeing some GOP presidential candidates and other conservative leaders as possible running mates. Lake, who is an adamant supporter of the former president, could be first in line if \u200cshe decides against a Senate run.<\/p>\n<h3>Similarities to \u200dTrump&#8217;s Reaction to \u200bElection Loss<\/h3>\n<p>Lake narrowly lost to Gov. Katie \u200dHobbs (D-AZ) in the 2022 midterm elections, causing Lake to follow \u200bin Trump&#8217;s footsteps and blame election fraud for months.<\/p>\n<p>She pushed her claims of election interference \u2064all the way to\u2063 the Maricopa County Superior Court,\u200c where the court eventually affirmed there was no election fraud in Arizona&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gubernatorial race<\/a>. Despite losing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-labor-purge-sparks-legal-challenge\/\" title=\"Biden Labor Purge Sparks Legal Challenge\">court battles<\/a>, \u2062Lake continues\u200c to \u200dpush claims of voter fraud, which is similar to Trump&#8217;s reaction when\u2063 he lost the\u200c 2020 election.<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Opposition to Lake as Trump&#8217;s Running Mate<\/h3>\n<p>Lake has clearly thrown her\u2064 support behind the former president for his\u2063 GOP nomination race \u2014 \u2062so much\u2063 so that she\u2064 has \u2063asked the other \u200dRepublican presidential candidates to &#8220;immediately suspend their campaigns&#8221; and &#8220;rally&#8221;\u200b around Trump. Her suggestion came\u2063 after the\u200d former\u2064 president was indicted for the third time on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-late-clinton-advisor-who-admitted-jeffrey-epstein-to-white-house-seven-times-blocks-release-of-files-about-his-death\/\" title=\"Family of Late Clinton Advisor Who Admitted Jeffrey Epstein to White House Seven Times Blocks Release of Files About His Death\">federal conspiracy charges<\/a>, among \u2064others.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is likely\u2063 that several established\u200c Republicans will oppose Lake\u200d as Trump&#8217;s running mate, \u2063especially\u200d as the party looks to appeal\u200c to moderate and independent\u2062 voters heading into 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>Fear of Repeat of 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Lake is one of several Trump-endorsed candidates who cruised through the Republican primaries, beating out centrist options, and went \u2063on to lose to Democrats. It resulted \u200din\u2064 the GOP only managing a narrow majority\u200b in the\u200c House and Democrats holding onto the Senate, \u200ba less-than-expected performance by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans fear a repeat of 2022, particularly\u2064 if Lake becomes a Senate candidate or\u2063 a vice president to Trump. However, they are coming to terms with the idea\u200c that she \u2062may be\u200b the party&#8217;s front-runner in the Arizona Senate race, particularly after her primary \u200bopponent, Republican\u2064 Karrin Taylor Robson, announced she\u200b would not\u200c be running for Senate.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Impact\u2064 on Senate Race<\/h3>\n<p>While Lamb is making progress in the polls, it likely will not make much of a difference\u200b in\u2063 the \u2064Senate race.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In a head-to-head matchup between Lamb,\u200d Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Tuesday&#8217;s\u200c poll showed 36% of the vote\u2062 going to Gallego, followed by 29% supporting\u200d Lamb and\u200b 21% support\u200b Sinema. Fifteen percent\u2062 are undecided.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, 57% of Trump 2020 voters support \u200bLamb. If Trump secures the GOP nomination and Lake joins \u2062him \u2064as his running mate, it could provide Lamb the\u2064 boost he needs to defeat Sinema and Gallego.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Emerson College poll was conducted between Wednesday and Friday with a sample of 1,337 registered voters and\u2064 a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE\u2064 TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is dominating the state&#8217;s Republican primary for Senate in 2024, with a significant lead over her rivals. A recent Emerson College poll reveals Lake&#8217;s 31-point advantage, positioning her as a potential force in national politics. Garnering 42% support, the fiery conservative is paving her way to success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1994086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1994085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1994085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1994086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}