Likely Kari Lake entry into Arizona Senate race sets up ‘Super Bowl’ of elections


WASHINGTON – Kari Lake’s expected entrance Tuesday into the already-crowded field seeking to unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., sets the stage for what one analyst said has the potential to be “the greatest race in United States Senate history.”Lake, the failed 2022 Republican nominee for governor, has not officially announced her intention to run for Senate, instead promising to make a “huge announcement” at a campaign rally Tuesday. But she filed a statement of candidacy for the Senate race late last week with the Federal Election Commission.“It’s going to be the Grand Slam, the World Cup, the World Series, the Super Bowl of U.S. Senate races with Kari Lake getting into the race,” said Jason Rose, an Arizona-based political consultant.That’s because Lake would be entering what was already expected to be one of the most closely watched races in the country, in a year in which Democratic control of the Senate is at stake.If she enters, Lake would face Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the Republican primary and she could face Blake Masters, the GOP Senate nominee who lost to Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in 2022.After the primary, there is a potential for a three-way general election race with Sinema – who was elected as a Democrat, but left to become an independent in December – and Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Phoenix.’Not a surprise’Mike Noble, CEO of Phoenix-based Noble Predictive Insights, says that Lake’s announcement was expected and is “not …

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