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| − | '''Kari Lake''' is a 51-year-old [[Republican]] candidate for governor of [[Arizona]] in 2022, and a former newscaster in [[Phoenix]] for Fox 10 News. She left the network due to its leftwing bias and anti-liberty coverage of the [[coronavirus]] issue.<ref>https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/arizona-governor-2022-election-race-candidates/75-5623ac81-a935-4e78-bb81-f8f5c838ddbb</ref> Even [[liberal]]s admit that she has "the Trump-style charisma."<ref name="AZ">https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2021/07/26/trump-maga-crowd-crowned-kari-lake-but-showed-no-love-ugenti-rita/5376167001/</ref> | + | '''Kari Lake''' (born August 23, 1969) is a [[Trump]]-endorsed [[Republican]] candidate for governor of [[Arizona]] in 2022, and a former newscaster in [[Phoenix]] for Fox 10 News. She left the network due to its leftwing bias and anti-liberty coverage of the [[coronavirus]] issue.<ref>https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/arizona-governor-2022-election-race-candidates/75-5623ac81-a935-4e78-bb81-f8f5c838ddbb</ref> Even [[liberal]]s admit that she has "the Trump-style charisma."<ref name="AZ">https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2021/07/26/trump-maga-crowd-crowned-kari-lake-but-showed-no-love-ugenti-rita/5376167001/</ref> Along with President Trump, she has received the endorsements of patriots such as Arizona congressman [[Paul Gosar]], [[My Pillow|MyPillow]] CEO [[Mike Lindell]], and former Trump national security adviser [[Michael Flynn]]. |
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| − | Pro-[[Trump]], she far outshined a [[conservative]] crowd in Phoenix on July 24, 2021 and pledged that if elected she would:<ref name="AZ"/>
| + | Lake is a rising star in the conservative movement, and has become extremely popular in the short time she has been a candidate, speaking at Trump rallies and at [[CPAC]].. She is a strong advocate for [[election integrity]], continuing to stand against the fraud of the [[2020 Presidential election]], and has also called for the arrest of fellow gubernatorial candidate and Democratic Arizona Secretary of State [[Katie Hobbs]], as well as [[Fake News]] journalists. |
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| | + | Pro-Trump, she far outshined a [[conservative]] crowd in Phoenix on July 24, 2021 and pledged that if elected she would:<ref name="AZ"/> |
| | {{cquote|pardon every person and business owner who is charged for violating a mask mandate or refusing to shut down their business — because we know that breathing and earning a living are not a crime.}} | | {{cquote|pardon every person and business owner who is charged for violating a mask mandate or refusing to shut down their business — because we know that breathing and earning a living are not a crime.}} |
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| | + | Lake was originally a registered Republican until 2006, when she left and became an Independent in response to the [[Iraq War|Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan war]]s. She supported [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 Presidential election]] and [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 Presidential election]] and registered as a [[Democrat]] in 2008. She switched back to the Republican Party in 2012. Lake cites President Trump, [[Ronald Reagan]] and Arizona Republican Party chair [[Kelli Ward]], all former Democrats, as precedent for her run. |
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| | == Governor's race == | | == Governor's race == |
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| − | Kari Lake is considered the frontrunner. Other leading [[GOP]] candidates include:<ref>https://kjzz.org/content/1684307/2022-arizona-governors-race-candidates</ref>
| + | Lake is considered the frontrunner. Other leading [[GOP]] candidates include:<ref>https://kjzz.org/content/1684307/2022-arizona-governors-race-candidates</ref> |
| | *Steve Gaynor, businessman and 2018 [[GOP]] Secretary of State nominee | | *Steve Gaynor, businessman and 2018 [[GOP]] Secretary of State nominee |
| | *Karrin Taylor Robson, a former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, which runs Arizona's three public universities | | *Karrin Taylor Robson, a former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, which runs Arizona's three public universities |
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| | [[Category:Pro-Life]] | | [[Category:Pro-Life]] |
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