A new poll in the Arizona gubernatorial race shows Trump-endorsed Kari Lake still far ahead of other Republican candidates in the race, and the only Republican beating the Democratic frontrunner, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, in the general election. Arizona-based pollster Data Orbital found that Lake has 36.5% of the support of Republicans, with her nearest competitor Matt Salmon at 13%.
“President Trump knows how to pick winners, and new polling proves the President was correct, once again,” Lake said in a statement. She told the Arizona Sun Times, “This is a huge poll. These fools have been saying I can’t win in the general election, when this poll shows they can’t win. First poll released that shows general election matchups.”
The other two major candidates on the GOP side are Karrin Taylor-Robson with 8.7% and Steve Gaynor with 8%. Another 32.5% are undecided. This is striking, considering both Gaynor and Robson have thrown in millions of their own money. Robson raised as much money as Lake and then added another $2 million from her own fortune. Gaynor has more than three times as much money in the race as Lake, all coming from his own coffers. While Salmon isn’t self-funded, he has significant name recognition from serving in Congress and running for governor previously.
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