The race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination has intensified over the recent days, as key candidates and political players make their moves to influence the outcome of the upcoming primary election. Former Congressman Matt Salmon’s exit and subsequent endorsement of Karrin Taylor Robson was followed by Gov. Doug Ducey, who offered the Phoenix-area businesswoman a full-throated statement of support of his own.
While the latest poll taken after Salmon dropped out shows Trump-endorsed Kari Lake still in the lead by five points, the endorsements are revealing a split between establishment moderates aligning themselves with Robson, and conservatives, along with America First Republicans, aligning with Lake.
Lake welcomed support from moderates, distinguishing them from politicians who are part of the the swamp, one of her frequent criticisms of Robson. “We have a lot of moderates with us,” Lake told The Arizona Sun Times. “Independents are coming over from the Democrats. But Robson is a swamp creature, pure and simple. Establishment of creatures.”
Ohio Predictive Insights, which conducted the most recent poll of Republican primary voters in early July, stated, “Kari Lake has a tight grip on the populist, Trump-driven conservatives, while Robson is banking on the traditionalist, establishment wing of the party.”
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