Vaseline Woman Expected To Launch Senate Bid In June

The Washington Post reports:

Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is inching closer to deciding to run for Senate, and her expected candidacy has frozen the Republican field in the state as other Senate hopefuls wait for her decision.

Lake, a former local television anchor who falsely claims that she won her 2022 race for Arizona governor, is considered the most formidable opponent in a Republican primary, and at least three Republican candidates also sizing up the race are waiting for her to make a decision before they decide to run.

Lake is eyeing a June timeline for announcing her plans, a person familiar with her thinking told The Post last week. She enjoys the highest favorability ratings among Republican primary voters of five potential GOP candidates, followed by former GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters.

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With Sen. Kyrsten Sinema switching to independent, Rep. Ruben Gallego is the early favorite to win the Democratic nomination. Sinema has not yet said she will run for reelection, but if she does, it could split Dem voters.