{"id":2273325,"date":"2024-06-21T09:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-senate-race-tightens-in-latest-polling-gop-sees-trump-backed-kari-lake-in-dead-heat\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T09:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:26:21","slug":"ariz-senate-race-tightens-in-latest-polling-gop-sees-trump-backed-kari-lake-in-dead-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-senate-race-tightens-in-latest-polling-gop-sees-trump-backed-kari-lake-in-dead-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Poll Shows Tight Arizona Senate Race, Trump-Endorsed Kari Lake in Close Contest"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fariz-senate-race-tightens-in-latest-polling-gop-sees-trump-backed-kari-lake-in-dead-heat%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=2273325&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--><p>The U.S.\u200b Senate race\u200c in Arizona is becoming\u2063 increasingly competitive, \u200cshowcasing a tightening contest between \u2062Republican Kari\u200c Lake and \u2063Democrat Ruben Gallego. Kari Lake, who will need\u2064 to defeat Mark Lamb \u2063in Arizona&#8217;s July \u200c30 GOP primary, initially\u2064 trailed behind\u200d Gallego by 10 to 13 percent in\u200b earlier polls. However,\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inflation-forces-typical-american-household-to-spend-709-more-per-month-than-two-years-ago\/\" title=\"Inflation compels average US households to spend 9 extra monthly compared to two years ago.\">recent \u200bsurveys<\/a>, including an \u2063Emerson College\u2062 Polling\/The\u200b Hill survey and an AARP survey, show Lake closing the\u200b gap to just about 3 to 4 percent\u2063 behind Gallego. \u200bInternal polling by the \u2064Republican side also suggests \u200cthe race\u2063 is now a dead heat. This shift in polling comes amidst discussions of President Joe Biden\u2019s waning popularity among undecided voters \u2064and former President Donald Trump\u2019s\u200b influence in the state, which might affect down-ballot \u200braces including this \u2063Senate seat. The Arizona\u2062 Senate race is crucial as it may affect the overall balance in the Senate, where Democrats currently hold a \u2062slim\u2062 majority.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-blasts-claims-that-ap-reporters-were-lucky-to-get-out-of-building-it-wasnt-luck\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Blasts Claims That AP Reporters Were \u2018Lucky\u2019 To Get Out Of Building: \u2018It Wasn\u2019t Luck\u2019\">public polls<\/a> show the U.S. Senate race in Arizona between Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego tightening.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, an internal Republican poll finds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/arizona-senate-candidate-kari-lake-breaks-record-huge-haul-mar-lago-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lake<\/a> with a 1 percent lead in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The two are running to replace independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-kari-lake-leads-sinema-gallego-three-way-race-also-tops-gallego-head-head-matchup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Kyrsten Sinema<\/a>, who is not seeking re-election.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC1-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC1\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement &#8211; story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC1\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC1' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC1 && FFADS.units.IC1.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC1' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC1.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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\t\t}  \t\t@media ( max-width: 768px ) { \t\t\t#firefly-poll-container { \t\t\t\twidth: 90%; \t\t\t\tmargin-left: 20px; \t\t\t} \t\t} \t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<p>The committee described public polling in the race as \u201cmisleading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NRSC thinks undecided voters in the Arizona Senate contest will break for Lake, arguing [President Joe] Biden\u2019s popularity is under water with that bloc of voters,\u201d Axios said. \u201cThe memo also points to former President [Donald] Trump\u2019s polling lead over Biden in the state, saying his performance will influence down ballot races.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lake shared what appears to be the memo on social media Thursday evening that Axios reported about, along with a message she said came directly from Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC3-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC3\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement - story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC3\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC3' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC3 && FFADS.units.IC3.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC3.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC3' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC3.custom_ads[0].code; 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He saw the polling that shows us both WINNING, he sent me this\u2026 it made my day!<\/p>\n<p>Chip in to help secure VICTORY! \u2935\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2OpN9mTbX6\">https:\/\/t.co\/2OpN9mTbX6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mTlx7AfRhG\">pic.twitter.com\/mTlx7AfRhG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kari Lake (@KariLake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1804003163634307547?\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"in-article-related\" class=\"in-article-more inner-content\">\n<div class=\"in-article-more-label\">Related:<\/div>\n<div class=\"in-article-more-right\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-takes-ballot-counting-machines-case-u-s-supreme-court\/\" data-type=\"Internal link\" data-type-location=\"in-content-related\">Kari Lake Takes Ballot Counting Machines Case to U.S. Supreme Court<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/arizona\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real Clear Polling<\/a> average shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-democrats-new-form-cheating-house-republicans-attempt-fight-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> with a 4.6 percent lead over Biden in the Grand Canyon State as of Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In a Thursday news release, the Lake campaign said, \u201cThe latest poll in the race for U.S. Senate in Arizona shows Kari Lake leading Ruben Gallego by 1-point, 47% to 46%, among likely voters in an NRSC internal poll.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"IC4-ad\" class=\"sponsor IC4\">\n<div class=\"ad-notice flipboard-remove\" fl:fl-noexcerpt=\"true\">Advertisement - story continues below<\/div>\n<div id=\"IC4\"> <script> \t\t\t\t\t\tif( 'IC4' !='REP' && FFADS.units.IC4 && FFADS.units.IC4.ad_type=='custom' && FFADS.units.IC4.custom_ads && ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById( 'IC4' ).innerHTML=FFADS.units.IC4.custom_ads[0].code; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( ! 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Soon, Arizonans will learn just how closely Ruben Gallego is tied to Joe Biden and his radical policies \u2013 voting with him 100% of the time \u2013 and they won\u2019t approve of his record either,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Party control of the Senate may come down to the results in the Arizona race.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats currently have a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/history\/partydiv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> one-seat advantage<\/a> in the chamber, including four independent senators who caucus with the party.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are expected to pick up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-west-virginia-dem-leader-switches-parties-state-gop-isnt-sure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia<\/a> seat currently held by retiring Democrat Joe Manchin, which would bring the breakdown to 50-50 if the party control of the seats otherwise stayed the same.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Arizona, states where Republicans have a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> good chance<\/a> to flip a seat include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/maryland\/hogan-vs-trone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/senate\/2024\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a>, Montana, Nevada, Ohio and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: Floyd Brown, one of the owners and founder of The Western Journal, is serving on a volunteer basis as chairman of Kari Lake\u2019s Senate campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">\n<h3 class=\"ff-fancy-header\">Truth and Accuracy<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-button\" onclick=\" \t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .correction-form form' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\tif( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { \t\t\t\t\tlet cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); \t\t\t\t\tcap_s.src='https:\/' + '\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild( cap_s ); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\">  Submit a Correction \u2192 <\/div>\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-email-field\"> <label>* Email<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"email\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\temail:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"email\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', 'email', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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