Things keep going wrong for Kari Lake
courtroom embarrassments and an off-the-rails Mar-a-Lago fundraiser with Roseanne Barr. Now, the drag-hating MAGA queen is losing the support of the people she needs most: Arizona Republicans.
Following Lake’s underwhelming primary win (more on that later), Democratic nominee Rep. Ruben Gallego rolled out endorsements from, checks notes, 40 prominent Republicans and Independents. “The Republicans and Independents for Ruben” coalition includes Mesa mayor John Giles and multiple former aides to Sen.
John McCain.Lake, the 2022 gubernatorial loser who’s spent the last two years fruitlessly contesting the results in court, is a top-tier Trump sycophant.
She spent the bulk of her spring at Mar-a-Lago, signaling disinterest in her home state, which she’s running to represent in the U.S.
