"Unlock the keys to your financial future and legacy – <br />Get it now -- https://shorturl.at/nvCU5 "<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Kari Lake to Face Off Against Kyrsten Sinema in Critical Arizona Senate Race.<br />Kari Lake told the WSJ she'll announce at a rally on Oct. 10 that she's running for Senate in 2024, setting up a possible three-way race with Independent incumbent Kyrsten Sinema and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego.<br /><br />Why it matters: Lake, who still hasn't accepted her narrow loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the 2022 governor's race, is one of former President Trump's most vocal defenders and has been discussed as a possible 2024 running mate — though her Senate run could complicate that equation.<br /><br />Lake has acted as a top surrogate for Trump on TV and at the Republican debates, solidifying her status as one of the top stars of the MAGA wing of the party.<br />What to watch: The likely three-way battle will expose deep divisions in both major parties on whether to appeal to their bases or independents in a critical 2024 battleground state, Axios' Juliegrace Brufke and Hans Nichols write.<br /><br />The race will have implications in the presidential campaign and give President Biden an opportunity to run against the "ultra MAGA" mindset that Lake represents.<br />Lake, a former TV news anchor, frequently amplifies the false election claims at the heart of two of the former president's indictments.
