Posted on 10/11/2023 9:23:30 AM PDT by cotton1706
But as Lake began to openly consider a Senate bid, it also became evident that the party had no mechanism or leverage for stopping her even if they wanted to. Party operatives traded around private polling that showed Lake was unbeatable in a primary and that hits against her did not put a dent in her numbers, according to a person familiar with the data.
Those who had run against her in the past said they had no appetite to challenge her again in the present.
“She’s the kind of person that doesn’t just run to win. She runs to destroy,” said former Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), who dropped out of the 2022 governor’s race and endorsed the establishment candidate, Karrin Taylor Robson, to try to avoid opening a path to victory for Lake. Robson ended up losing in the primary.
Salmon recalled that Lake once accused him of wanting children with special needs to be sexually assaulted because he didn’t believe in putting cameras in the classroom. “To walk through the kind of sewage that you have to walk through to campaign against Kari Lake — it’s not a pleasant prospect,” he said. Running against her now, he added, would be a “suicide mission.”
But Lake hasn't just scared off her Republican skeptics; she’s courted them too. She spent last week on Capitol Hill, meeting with senators across the ideological spectrum, including Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), two allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). She had a “productive” sitdown with Josh Holmes, a McConnell adviser, and Steven Law, the president of the McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership Fund.
“She's impressive,” Cornyn said. “I'm looking forward to seeing how the campaign goes.”
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Kari is looking for a spot on “Team Mitch’s roster?” Hmmmmm.
what a WHINEY RINO...
Badmouth someone while saying you will support her...
He’s pissed because his type is losing influence.
What a jerk that Matt Salmon is. He was unable to respond to Kari Lake questions so he calls it “wading through sewage.”
No, just answer the question or get out. Oh, I see he already got out. Good.
Use your head
National Republicans knew Lake was unbeatable. So they joined her”
The headline is a lie. The GOPe conspired with the rats deny her the Governorship. They allowed the theft because she vowed to expose the 20 steal in AZ. They will do the same in 24.
The RINO Establishment had to help steal the election to prevent her from becoming governor. They know they can’t stop her from getting the nomination for Senate. So they’re hoping they can kiss her butt this time and she won’t be too hard on them in return.
Yep. The Karl Rove side whining about somebody campaigning dirty? LOLOLOLOL!!!!!
Occam’s Razor
That's how RINOs view us; and from their perspective, it's true. But from American Patriots' view, it is decidedly false.
Mitch still controls financial help. She’s not the get-along-go-along type, so it worries me not.
2 - Mitt has no clue whether it will be a 3 way race and his attempts to minimize her chances are a simple reminder of his contempt for conservatism.
I agree.
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