Shortly after Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) released a new ad on Friday encouraging Arizona voters to support Democrats in the midterm elections, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake thanked Cheney for the “anti-endorsement,” saying her “campaign donations are skyrocketing” as a result.
Lake is leading in the Arizona governor race, according to recent polls, with 48.5% support compared to her opponent Katie Hobbs with 45.7%.
“Thank you for your generous in-kind contribution to my campaign. Your recent television ad urging Arizonans not to vote for me is doing just the opposite,” Lake said in a letter, which she posted on Twitter, adding that her team predicts a 10-point bump due to the ad. “Enjoy your forced retirement from politics. I know America will rest easier knowing that one more warmonger is out of office.”
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In her ad, the Wyoming Republican warned about electing candidates who wouldn’t honor election results if voters cared about “the survival of our Republic.”
“I don’t know that I have ever voted for a Democrat. But if I lived in Arizona, I absolutely would. You have a candidate for governor, Kari Lake, you have a candidate for secretary of State, Mark Finchem, both of whom have said that they will only honor the results of an election if they agree with it,” Cheney said in the 30-second ad.
Cheney lost the primary election to Harriet Hageman, who was backed by former President Donald Trump, after her unflinching pursuit to hold the former president accountable for his inaction during the Capitol riot.
Other prominent figures have been campaigning across the country as the November 8 elections approach. Trump will return to Pennsylvania on Saturday to host a rally for Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz and gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were also in Pennsylvania on Friday, attending a joint rally to support Oz’s opponent, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. The Fetterman-Oz race is extremely tight; according to Decision Desk HQ, Oz is currently leading, with 53% compared to Fetterman’s 47%.
Meanwhile, in Georgia, former president Barack Obama attended a rally for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Friday, where he criticized Warnock’s controversial rival, former football star Herschel Walker: “If a candidate’s main qualification is that he’s going to be loyal to Donald Trump, it means that he’s not really going to be thinking about you and your needs, and you deserve better.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to campaign for New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin on Saturday. A new Emerson poll reported that Zeldin is lagging behind Governor Kathy Hochul, with support from only 44% of likely voters compared to Hochul’s 50%.
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