{"id":2020656,"date":"2023-09-03T05:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T09:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blake-masterss-expected-senate-run-catches-some-arizona-republicans-off-guard\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T05:16:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T09:16:54","slug":"blake-masterss-expected-senate-run-catches-some-arizona-republicans-off-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blake-masterss-expected-senate-run-catches-some-arizona-republicans-off-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Masters&#8217;s Senate run surprises Arizona Republicans."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fblake-masterss-expected-senate-run-catches-some-arizona-republicans-off-guard%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=2020656&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>The Battle for Arizona: Blake Masters Prepares to\u2063 Challenge Kari Lake in GOP Primary<\/h2>\n<p>The political landscape \u200bin Arizona is heating up as Blake\u200b Masters, a former\u200c Senate candidate, announces his intention to run for the \u2062seat currently held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. While speculation had been swirling around Kari Lake, who has been\u2062 teasing a potential Senate run, Masters&#8217; entry into the race adds an unexpected twist.<\/p>\n<p>Masters and Lake, both endorsed\u2063 by former President Donald Trump in their previous campaigns, lost in the general election.\u2063 Now, they could find themselves\u2064 going head-to-head in a contentious GOP primary in this battleground state.<\/p>\n<h3>A Clash of\u200d Titans<\/h3>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal reported Masters&#8217; decision to run again, catching many by surprise. Lake, a polarizing conservative and \u200cvocal \u2063Trump supporter, \u200bhas \u2063been coy about her Senate ambitions. However, her refusal\u2064 to concede her gubernatorial loss and her promotion of unfounded election claims have kept her in \u2062the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>With Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb considered\u200c an underdog\u200d in the race, the Republican field has been relatively\u200c quiet. Meanwhile,\u2064 Sinema, who left the Democratic Party to become an independent, has not yet\u2064 confirmed if she will seek a second\u200c term. On the Democratic side, potential nominee Gallego has been actively campaigning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blake-masterss-expected-senate-run-catches-some-arizona-republicans-off-guard\/\" title=\"Blake Masters's Senate run surprises Arizona Republicans.\">holding multiple town halls<\/a> across the state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A Team Divided&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They ran as a team, \u200dso\u2062 having them\u200c on opposite sides this cycle, that would be very interesting,&#8221; said Barrett Marson, an Arizona-based GOP strategist. &#8220;In a primary like \u200dthis, Kari Lake\u200c knows\u2062 how to energize the base and Blake\u2063 just cannot match that. His only hope is he\u2062 may know something that we don&#8217;t \u2014 he may know\u200c that \u200dshe is not\u200d running.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The possibility of a \u2064Lake \u2063versus Blake primary has\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-rich-discusses-how-americans-can-fight-child-trafficking-touts-movie-every-parent-in-america-needs-to-watch\/\" title=\"John Rich talks about combating child trafficking and recommends a must-watch movie for all American parents.\">generated significant buzz<\/a>. During the previous election cycle, they often campaigned together as a &#8220;unity ticket&#8221; and promoted each other on social\u200d media. However, their\u200d paths\u200c have diverged, and now they may \u2062find themselves as rivals.<\/p>\n<p>First Shots Fired<\/p>\n<p>It appears that Lake may have been \u2063aware of Masters&#8217; plans before they were made public. On August 25, Masters announced a livestream with \u2064Arizona House candidate Andrew \u200bJackson, who \u2064has not endorsed Lake&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-today-editorial-says-republicans-are-bigger-threat-than-9-11-hijackers-after-cheney-ouster\/\" title=\"USA Today Editorial Says Republicans Are Bigger Threat Than 9\/11 Hijackers After Cheney Ouster\">election fraud conspiracy theories<\/a>. In response, the\u2064 Kari\u200c Lake War Room account on \u200cX \u2063(formerly known as Twitter) posted a snarky message, welcoming Masters back \u2062and hoping for a different \u2063interviewer.<\/p>\n<p>Lake later scolded \u200cMasters on her personal X account, demanding that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theres-really-only-one-way-to-save-our-union-and-bring-the-country-back-together-and-its-not-impeachment\/\" title=\"There\u2019s Really Only One Way to Save Our Union and Bring the Country Back Together and It\u2019s Not Impeachment\">address election fraud<\/a> and election crime.<\/p>\n<h3>The Road Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>If Lake decides to run, she is expected \u200dto be the\u200d favorite for the nomination. However, her narrow loss in the previous election raises\u2064 doubts about her ability to win a general election. Republican strategist Chuck Coughlin believes that\u200c Masters could have a chance if he can overcome Lake in the primary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s\u2063 not\u2062 easy, it&#8217;s going\u200d to be hard,&#8221; Coughlin explained. &#8220;But,\u2062 I believe he, of \u200banyone on that side, has created a space for himself capable of growing that Republican base.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Winning over independent voters will be crucial in\u2064 Arizona, where they \u2063outnumber registered Republicans and Democrats. According \u2064to a report by\u200b Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, there are 1.5 million voters with no party affiliation \u200cin the state.<\/p>\n<p>As Republicans assess the\u200b Arizona Senate race, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has expressed some hesitation about\u2064 investing resources. Masters did not receive\u2063 enthusiastic support from establishment\u200c Republicans in his previous campaign, and McConnell blamed &#8220;candidate quality&#8221; issues for the \u200bparty&#8217;s losses in the \u2063midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona, once a Republican stronghold, has become \u2062a battleground state.\u2063 President Joe Biden&#8217;s victory in\u2063 2020 and the \u2062election of two Democratic senators \u2063in 2022 have shifted the political landscape. The upcoming primary is far from settled,\u2062 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-employees-sue-biden-yellen-to-force-override-of-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Gov't workers sue Biden, Yellen to lift debt ceiling.\">outcome remains uncertain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for an official announcement from Blake Masters, expected in the coming week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for governor, are both popular figures among conservative voters in Arizona. While Lake&#8217;s potential candidacy has garnered more attention, Masters&#8217; entry into the race adds another dynamic to the Republican primary. With Sinema being a vulnerable target for Republicans, the upcoming primary race in Arizona is sure to be closely watched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2020657,"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-2020656","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\/2020656","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=2020656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2020656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2020657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2020656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2020656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2020656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}