according to Mediaite. The disreputable network saw its ratings improve for a period following the 2020 election, due its willingness to indulge Trump’s most outrageous conspiracies about voter fraud. But there were downsides to spewing such conspiratorial propaganda: Newsmax faced two multi-billion dollar defamation lawsuits from election tech companies Dominion and Smartmatic over its outlandish coverage.
In the lead-up to this year’s election, Newsmax’s viewership numbers plummeted. As of last week, its primetime viewership was only 287,000, and total day viewership was 196,000. Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Fortunately, Lake is comfortable playing from behind.
The MAGA anti-drag queen has lost every race she’s run. Infamously, Lake never conceded her 2022 gubernatorial loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs, despite losing every single lawsuit related to the election. Lake also declined to defend herself in a defamation case filed by one of Arizona’s top election officials.Beset with a toxic reputation, Lake went on a charm offensive at the start of her Senate campaign against Democrat Ruben Gallego.
But nobody was buying her overtures. Gallego raked up the endorsements of prominent Arizona Republicans and Independents, as well as the Arizona Police Association and mayors of border communities. Though Trump won Arizona by 5.5 points–making it the reddest of swing states–Gallego bested Lake 50.1-47.7.
The margin was 80,574 votes. Kari Lake is the only person to lose both a governor and Senate race in the same week!Lake tried to copy Trump’s bluster and failed at every turn, most notably when it came to her contentions about the 2022 gubernatorial election. She could never provide a straight answer, and often tried to unsuccessfully change the subject.
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