Republicans concede Lake would be the party’s frontrunner if she officially launched a bid and see almost no serious alternatives who could take her on. But they also worry her emphasis on baseless allegations of election fraud could cost them.
“I think most people are facing reality that if she runs for that seat, she has a significant number of Republican primary voters who are going to vote for her, and why put good money after bad, I think is what a lot of people are thinking,” said Republican strategist Chuck Warren, who has worked in Arizona.
“So unless somebody comes in and throws $15 [million], $20 million of their own money, I think it’s very difficult, and that person’s not popping up,” he continued.
Lake’s gubernatorial candidacy made headlines last cycle as the Trump-aligned former local news anchor centered much of her campaign on baseless claims about the 2020 election. A clip of a moderated primary debate, in which she asked her contenders to raise their hands to poll whether they believed they had a “corrupt, stolen election,” made the rounds on social media.
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