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The Tucson Sentinel reports:
Gov. Doug Ducey endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate developer Karrin Taylor Robson Thursday to replace him over former President Donald Trump’s choice, former local news anchor Kari Lake.
“I’ve looked at each of the candidates for Governor this year, and there’s no question who is the proven conservative ready to lead on Day One,” Ducey said in a statement released by the Robson campaign.
Ducey is head of the Republican Governors Association, which works to elect governors across the country. It is not immediately clear whether he will deploy the resources of the RGA to help Taylor Robson, as he has done in GOP primary contests for governor in Georgia, Virginia and elsewhere.
NBC News reports:
Ducey made his endorsement a week after one of the other establishment figures in the race, former Rep. Matt Salmon, dropped out of the primary and threw his support behind Taylor Robson out of fear that Lake would win on Aug. 2 and prove unelectable beyond the Republican base in November.
State Senate President Karen Fann and national figures like former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia also support Taylor Robson, a real estate developer who has been catching up to Lake in the polls.
Former Vice President Mike Pence could be next to offer his support. Pence is a friend of Ducey’s, and both men were attacked by Trump and his supporters for failing to help overturn the 2020 election based on the falsehood of widespread, rampant fraud.
I’m humbled to receive the endorsement of Gov. @DougDucey.
I’m honored he trusts me to move the state forward in a bold, conservative direction.
As Governor, I will secure the border, fight back against Washington and never stop fighting for Arizonans & their families.#AZgov pic.twitter.com/hOleKiIlIG
— Karrin Taylor Robson for Arizona (@Karrin4Arizona) July 7, 2022
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday endorsed businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson to be his successor, adding his name to a growing list of mainstream conservatives looking to boost her past Donald Trump-endorsed frontrunner Kari Lake . https://t.co/oK0MsyBQPl
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 7, 2022
.@KariLake took the radio this morning after Ducey’s endorsment of @Karrin4Arizona, hinting that if she loses it’ll be because the election was stolen. Haven’t seen this movie before?https://t.co/QkmBobOEng via @azcentral
— Laurie Roberts (@LaurieRoberts) July 7, 2022
Here’s the moment Karrin Taylor Robson refused to admit our Election was stolen. Sickening.
— Kari Lake for AZ Governor (@KariLake) July 1, 2022