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Phoenix, AZ – On Tuesday, a new poll from top-rated pollster Data Orbital shows Kari Lake leading Ruben Gallego in the race for U.S. Senate.

Here’s what they’re saying: 

 

Western Journal | Kari Lake Takes Lead in Arizona US Senate Race: Top Pollster

Key Excerpts:

• Republican candidate Kari Lake has taken the lead over Rep. Ruben Gallego

• The political site Five-Thirty-Eight ranks Orbital among its top 10 pollsters (No. 8 specifically) based on the firm’s “historical track record and methodological transparency.”

• Orbital’s findings came on the heels of an Atlas swing state poll published Tuesday also showing the race essentially tie, with Gallego at 48.4 percent and Lake at 47.9 percent.

• Lake’s apparent move up in the contest comes the same day as Fox News moved Arizona from “toss-up” to “leans Republican” in the presidential race.

 

Just The News | Kari Lake Surging in Arizona Senate race less than one week before election

Key Excerpts:

• Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is leading Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., with less than one week to go before Election Day, according to new polling data

• “The momentum is with President Trump and Kari Lake, and with record Republican early voting numbers, we are confident that Arizonans will deliver both Trump and Lake a victory one week from today on November 5th,” said the Lake campaign in response to the poll.

 

Latin Times | Trump-Ally Kari Lake Surges In Arizona Senate Polls , Erasing Lead From Democratic Opponent in Home Stretch
Key Excerpts:

• Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake has surged in two different polls at the home stretch of the Arizona race for the state’s Upper House seat, all but erasing the lead from Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego.

• Lake launched a barrage of accusations against Gallego, claiming he underwent “an extreme makeover” by shifting from a progressive stance in the House to a more moderate position aimed at attracting a broader voter base, including Republicans. She particularly criticized him on immigration, alleging he was too lenient on border security. “Ruben Gallego has supported—every step of the way—Kamala Harris, the border czar, and Joe Biden’s open border,” Lake said during a passage of the debate.

• As in-person voting continues, Trump has urged Arizonans to back Lake in the Senate race.

 

Newsweek: Kari Lake Closing Gap in Senate Race, New Poll Shows

Key Excerpts:

• Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake has closed the gap on Democratic U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego with just days left in Arizona’s 2024 U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll.

• The race could play a key role in which party controls the Senate in the new term.

• In a recent poll from AtlasIntel, Lake appeared to gain ground on Gallego, as the Democrat now leads her among likely Arizona voters by only half a percentage point (48.4 percent to 47.9 percent).

•  A spokesperson for Lake’s campaign told Newsweek over email Tuesday, “The momentum is with President Trump and Kari Lake, and with record Republican early voting numbers, we are confident that Arizonans will deliver both Trump and Lake a victory one week from today on November 5th.”

The Dallas Express | Republican Kari Lake pulls ahead in crucial swing state Senate race

Key Excerpts:

• A new poll indicates there could be an upset in a crucial swing state senate race.

• A poll from Data Orbital shows Republican Kari Lake at 45.2% to Democrat Congressman Ruben Gallego’s 44.5%, while a Green Party candidate trails at 1.6%, and 5.8% remain undecided.

• These polls seem to show a shift among voters starting around October 26 and continuing until the present date.

 

Phoenix, AZ – On Tuesday, a new poll from top-rated pollster Data Orbital shows Kari Lake leading Ruben Gallego in the race for U.S. Senate. With early voting well underway and one week to go till Election Day, the poll is a good sign for Lake in addition to President Trump’s strong lead in Arizona. Notably, Republicans hold a strong lead in early voting, with around 127,000 more early votes than Democrats. 

The Lake Campaign Released the Following Statement:

“The momentum is with President Trump and Kari Lake, and with record Republican early voting numbers, we are confident that Arizonans will deliver both Trump and Lake a victory one week from today on November 5th.”

 

Phoenix, AZ – On Saturday, Navajo citizen and Native American Advocate Mike Woestehoff published an op-ed in Townhall on why Native American voters are turning to the America First movement and voting for President Trump, Kari Lake and Eli Crane.

READ: HERE

 

Key Excerpts:

– As a proud member of the Navajo Nation, I’ve watched with growing concern the last-minute pandering by Democrats to win the Native vote, particularly in our community. The attempt feels hollow.

 

– Kamala Harris, tasked with overseeing the border and spearheading the national broadband initiative, has utterly failed to bring meaningful progress to Indian Country.

 

– For all the talk, this administration has offered little in the way of real solutions for Native Americans.

 

– Secretary Haaland’s time in office has been defined by inaction on critical Native issues. Scandals, such as the cover-up of the assault at Haskell University, have gone unresolved, while her restrictive anti-oil policies have stifled economic growth in communities like the Nageezi Chapter. Meanwhile, rampant disenrollment abuses have continued unchecked, leaving many Native families vulnerable and disconnected from their tribes. Instead of addressing these urgent concerns, her leadership has been marred by silence and missed opportunities to uplift Indian Country.

 

– Urban Natives and citizens across Indian Country are seeing through these broken promises and the last-minute attempts to court our votes. Data already shows rising support for President Trump, Kari Lake, and Eli Crane. With the early voting push led by Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Action, Native Republican voters are turning out in record numbers, determined to make their voices heard.

 

– This is why I am proud to vote for Kari Lake. She has taken the time to build genuine relationships and earn endorsements within our community. Unlike politicians who breeze through for a photo op, Kari has had meaningful face-to-face conversations with Native women, tribal elders, and people of faith, including our LDS relatives. She has visited the Navajo Nation three times, not for the optics, but to engage in real dialogue and listen to our concerns.

 

– In stark contrast, the recent Democratic outreach efforts, including Biden’s too-late boarding school apology, feel more like last-minute, hollow gestures than meaningful support. These actions reveal a party more worried about losing the Native American vote than providing genuine care for our communities. 

 

– We are fortunate to have leaders like President Trump, who not only talks the talk but delivers real results for Native communities. His track record speaks for itself—federally recognizing seven tribal nations, adding Navajo uranium mines to the Superfund list, funding Tribal land public safety, and taking meaningful action to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women by establishing new regional offices. These efforts, sadly, have been neglected and stalled under Democrat leadership, with just one task force meeting last year and no sign of the MMIW Arizona office promised by Katie Hobbs. Meanwhile, the Biden administration has allowed cartel crime to spread, infiltrating reservations as far north as Montana.

 

– Under an America First agenda, Indian Country will once again see a thriving economy and safer communities. We cannot survive another term of Democrat economic policies that have proven disastrous for our people. Tribal citizens are waking up to the reality of Democrat priorities—funding foreign wars and pursuing open-border policies that drain resources from our communities. We do not want to send our children to fight in foreign conflicts when our own land and people need protection.

 

– This election, Indigenous Peoples across Arizona and the nation are reassessing the Republican Party, taking a second look at Trump, and increasingly voting Republican down the ticket.

– President Trump needs strong senators and leaders to advance this agenda and protect the freedoms of our nation—not because of political optics, but because it is the right thing to do for our communities and for the future of this country. Now is the time to vote for America First, because our families and our freedoms depend on it. 

Phoenix, AZ – On Friday, the Lake Campaign released two new ads titled “One Seat For The Senate Majority” and “Trump and Lake: Vote America First Twice.” Both ads emphasize the importance of Arizona’s Senate seat in determining the Senate majority and helping pass President Trump’s agenda.

The ads will air in Arizona starting on October 25 on cable, broadcast and digital media as part of a seven figure ad buy.

WATCH ‘ONE SEAT FOR THE SENATE MAJORITY’: HERE

 

WATCH ‘TRUMP AND LAKE: VOTE AMERICA FIRST TWICE’: HERE

The Lake Campaign Released the Following Statement:

“President Trump needs a majority in the Senate to put an end to the extreme policies of Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer and Ruben Gallego. That’s why President Trump, Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Republican Party have united behind our movement to defeat Ruben Gallego this November.”

Yuma, AZ – On Wednesday, Republican U.S. Senate Nominee Kari Lake held a press conference in the Yuma Sector of Arizona’s border. Lake discussed the importance of securing our border and finishing the wall, and the impact of the disastrous – and even treasonous – open borders policies of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Ruben Gallego. Notably, Lake exposed Kamala and Ruben’s border app that facilitates illegal immigrants coming to America (WATCH: HERE).

 

WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE: HERE

 

ICYMI: On Wednesday, Kari Lake published a NEW OP-ED titled “Why We Should Build Trump’s Border Wall (ASAP)” (READ: HERE)

 

MEDIA ROUNDUP:

KAWC: Kari Lake, at the border near Yuma, says she’ll ‘secure the border and end illegal immigration’
Key Excerpts:

• Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is traveling around Arizona on a campaign bus for what her campaign is calling the “Vote Early Tour.” Lake was in Yuma County on Tuesday and Wednesday with just under two weeks until Election Day.

• Lake told reporters her opponent, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, and other Democrats including Vice President Kamala Harris, were to blame for the “open border.” She said she will “secure the border and end illegal immigration.”

12 NEWS: Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego continue to campaign across Arizona in tight Senate race

Key Quotes:

• ANCHOR: Lake was down in Yuma, hosted a news conference right there at the border. And she was asked about how she wants people to vote on prop 314, now that’s a proposition that would compel state law enforcement, Arizona law enforcement, to arrest people seen coming across the border illegally.

• LAKE: I want to see border security. I know that in January 2025 border security is coming. Come hell or high water, When president Trump gets into office, no matter what we vote on, no matter what we do, we are going to have border security. And I know the people of this country are ready. So I’ve been really trying to stay out of telling people how to vote. I think that the people of this country and this state are smart enough to vote, to read the propositions and vote the right way.

• ANCHOR: Lake went on to call for the completion of a border wall and a return to the remain in Mexico policy for immigrants who wanna come across.
  

KSWT: U.S. Senate Candidate Kari Lake Visits Border

Key Quotes:

• ANCHOR: Border security is a major topic this election season. Today, U.S. Senate Republican Candidate Kari Lake visited the Yuma border to talk about how she will address the issue.

• REPORTER: Kari Lake said she’s concentrating on stopping migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and putting an end to drug trafficking.

• REPORTER: Lake says she is also planning on deporting all the migrants who crossed the border illegally in the last 3 and a half years.

• KARI LAKE: We’re sending them back to their loved ones, back to their homeland so that we can save our homeland. And then we’re going to work on getting the criminal gangs out and sending them back to their country as well.

• REPORTER: Lake says she’s planning on hitting the ground running if she’s elected this November.

• KARI LAKE: I’m going to start working on a serious water plan, so that we’re not just fighting over drops of water in the Colorado River.

• KARI LAKE: We want to get back to teaching our kids the ABCs and the 123s and some skills training so that when they get out of high school, they’re ready to take on the jobs that we have.
  
  

NBC NEWS 11: U.S. Senate Candidate Kari Lake Visits Border
Key Quotes:

• ANCHOR: Lake said she’s concentrating on stopping migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and putting an end to drug trafficking. Lake says she also plans on deporting all of the migrants who crossed the border illegally in the last three and a half years.

• ANCHOR: Lake said she’s also planning on creating a water plan and better preparing Arizona students for post-High School jobs, if she’s elected this November.
  
  

AZ Family: Kari Lake Border Campaign Stop

Key Quotes:

• REPORTER: Kari Lake came to visit, saying she would finish the border wall if elected. It’s a promise Lake’s been making since her gubernatorial run in 2022. Now running for Arizona’s open Senate seat, Lake says she will address what she calls the crisis at our southern border. She criticized the Biden-Harris Administration’s CBP One App.

• REPORTER: Lake says if elected she would fight to bring back the 2018 Remain In Mexico border policy, forcing immigrants to stay in Mexico until they’re granted an asylum hearing in court.

• KARI LAKE: We have a better way and we’ve gotta get back to the policies that President Trump had that were working, that were keeping us safe. We’ve seen an incredible surge in people coming here illegally and it’s not stopping.
  

Phoenix, AZ – For nearly a year, The Washington Free Beacon has sued to unseal Ruben Gallego’s divorce records. Ruben fought tooth and nail to conceal them, but ultimately the AZ Supreme

Phoenix, AZ – On Wednesday, Kari Lake published a new op-ed in Townhall titled “Why We Should Build Trump’s Border Wall (ASAP)” highlighting her 10-point plan to secure the border and make Arizona safe again. Notably, in 2017, Ruben Gallego published a border op-ed titled “Why We Shouldn’t Build Trump’s Border Wall (Ever)” for the Arizona Republic. The Republic was offered the chance to run Kari’s op-ed, but unfortunately refused.

 

READ: HERE

 

Key Excerpts: 

– Ruben Gallego wrote an op-ed in the Arizona Republic titled, “Why We Should Not Build Trump’s Border Wall (Ever).” Thankfully, President Trump didn’t take Ruben’s advice, and Arizona was much safer for it during his administration.

– [Trump’s] four years in the White House…led to the largest reduction in illegal immigration in history.

 

– Those gains didn’t come without obstacles. Radical Democrats like Ruben Gallego obstructed the construction of that wall at every turn, delaying the completion of the project and keeping the path open for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to throw the border wide open again. 

 

– For the last three and a half years, we have watched Ruben Gallego vote 100% of the time with the Biden/Harris open-borders agenda. We have watched Ruben take to the floor of Congress to call the most effective piece of border security in our nation’s history, “A Stupid, Dumb Border Wall.” Ruben Gallego has made Arizona a more dangerous place to live.

–  Illegal immigrants caught crossing the border increased from just over 300,000 under Trump, to more than 2.2 million at the peak under Biden. Even more staggering, 425,431 Convicted Criminals — including 13,099 Murderers and 15,811 Rapists – have been allowed to enter America on Biden, Harris & Gallego’s watch.

 

– Recently, I met with Gustavo and Vanessa Ayala. In March this year, they tragically lost their 17-year-old son Noah to a fentanyl overdose.  As a mother of two, their story broke my heart and reminded me why I got into this fight. Enough is enough; the border madness needs to stop now. This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a parents issue. Gustavo and Vanessa are both registered Democrats who plan on voting for me in November because they understand—more than most—how serious, and life-shattering this crisis can be. They know we need to protect our kids. 

 

– My promise to voters is this: I will NEVER stop fighting to secure our borders, clean up our streets, and work to prevent tragedies like this from happening ever again. We can’t lose our next generation to a synthetic opioid crisis created by a wide-open border. We are in this together, and I want every Arizonan—regardless of political affiliation—to know that I will fight to put them first, and that starts with securing our border.

 

– A Plan to Secure Arizona’s Future

When elected, my priority will be to complete President Trump’s border wall. The Biden administration halted the progress we made, but under my watch, the wall will be fully funded and finished. This is just the first step in my 10-point plan to restore order at the border and protect the people of Arizona:

1. Finish the Wall. We will complete the construction of the wall, particularly in high-traffic areas that have been left vulnerable under Biden.
   
   
2. Enhance Surveillance and Monitoring. By using advanced technology—drones, infrared cameras, and motion sensors—we will empower Border Patrol to effectively monitor and intercept illegal crossings in real-time.
   
3. Enforce Existing Laws. We already have many laws on the books that, if enforced properly, would drastically reduce illegal immigration. I will ensure that these laws are upheld to protect our sovereignty.
   
   But we cannot stop there. To truly secure the border and prevent future waves of uncontrolled mass migration, we must take additional actions:
   
   
4. Remove the Asylum Loophole. The Biden administration has allowed asylum seekers to claim violent crime as a reason to flee their home countries. Many U.S. cities suffer from higher crime rates than those countries. We must close this loophole and only grant asylum for legitimate, legally defined reasons.
   
   
5. Immediate Deportation for Illegal Crossings. Individuals caught crossing outside legal points of entry will be deported immediately. We will end the practice of releasing individuals into the U.S. to await court dates they never intend to attend.
   
   
6. Expand the Judiciary for Asylum Claims. The backlog of asylum cases is overwhelming the system. By hiring hundreds of additional judges, we will speed up the process and ensure that claims are heard quickly and fairly.
   
   
7. Build More Facilities for Asylum Claimants. We will construct additional border facilities to house claimants while their cases are processed, preventing them from disappearing into the U.S. before a decision is made.
   
   
8. Enforce E-Verify. Employers must be held accountable. Expanding E-Verify will help stop the illegal hiring of individuals who are in the country unlawfully, ensuring that job opportunities remain for legal residents.
   
   
9. Withhold Foreign Aid. Countries that refuse to cooperate with the U.S. on preventing illegal immigration should not benefit from our financial aid. We will use this leverage to ensure their compliance.
   
   
10. Support Partner Nations in Fighting Cartels. The cartels are the driving force behind much of the illegal activity at our border. I will work with international allies to provide the resources needed to dismantle these criminal organizations at their source.

– This is the comprehensive, no-nonsense approach we need to secure our borders once and for all. Arizona deserves leadership that will act decisively, not someone like Ruben Gallego, who has voted with Biden 100% of the time. Together we can and will stop the flow of criminals and illegal drugs at the border, protect the next generation of Arizonans, and Americans, and put an end to this crisis. 

Phoenix, AZ – For nearly a year, The Washington Free Beacon has sued to unseal Ruben Gallego’s divorce records. Ruben fought tooth and nail to conceal them, but ultimately the AZ Supreme Court, AZ Court of Appeals & Yavapai County Superior Court all unanimously ruled the records should be unsealed. Today, the appalling divorce records were finally unsealed. 

READ MORE – WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: ‘Likely To Give Birth Any Day’: Ruben Gallego Served Pregnant Wife With Divorce Papers. She Was Blindsided.

Caroline Wren, Senior Advisor to Kari Lake Released the Following Statement:

“It’s bizarre that Ruben Gallego would demand an apology from Kari Lake for his appalling behavior. Everyone knows Kari Lake had nothing to do with this lawsuit, which was filed by an independent media outlet.

However, we do find the revelations from the divorce records to be shocking, especially considering Ruben Gallego is spending millions on advertising claiming to want to protect women, yet he served his unsuspecting wife with divorce papers when she was days away from giving birth, and even demanded she pay his attorney’s fees!

If Ruben Gallego will turn his back on his pregnant wife days before she gives birth, he will turn his back on Arizona.”

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Gallego Makes Last-Ditch Appeal to AZ Supreme Court to Keep Divorce Records Sealed

 

Phoenix, AZ – On Tuesday, Ruben Gallego made a last-ditch effort to keep his divorce records sealed by filing an appeal with the Arizona Supreme Court. This comes after spending almost a million dollars in campaign funds to keep the records sealed, and after both the Yavapai County Superior Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled to unseal the records.

 

The Lake Campaign Released the Following Statement:

“Ruben Gallego left his wife when she was nine months pregnant. Now that he’s running for Senate, Ruben Gallego has spent almost a million dollars in campaign funds trying to prevent his divorce records from going public. What is he hiding?”

Phoenix, AZ – It was clear that Kari Lake won the Arizona Senate Debate last night. She was able to effectively lay out her policy platform and simultaneously expose Ruben Gallego’s insanely radical record.

HERE’S WHAT’S BEING SAID:

– President Donald J. Trump: “The Trump-endorsed Senate Candidate in Arizona, Kari Lake, crushed her Liberal Democrat Opponent last night, Radical Ruben Gallego. Kari will help me Secure our Border, Stop Inflation, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! In-person and absentee voting has now started in Arizona, so get out and VOTE today!”

 

– Associated Press: “Lake’s comfort and polish in front of the camera stood in contrast to Gallego, a military veteran who occasionally tripped on his words.” (READ)

 

– AZ Central: Kari Lake vs Ruben Gallego: 5 takeaways from the big US Senate debate

• “Wednesday’s debate was likely Lake’s best night since she formally entered the race a year ago with a videotaped endorsement from former President Donald Trump.”
  
  

• “It was no trivial matter that U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who chairs the Republican conference in the Senate and is one of the top members of party leadership, was on hand for Lake’s debate.”
  
  

• It was a good night for her, but that means there is likely no upside to Gallego doing another one.”

– Political Consultant and “Republican For Ruben” Chuck Coughlin Admits Lake Dominated the Debate:

• “[Kari Lake] has a skill set… she’s extraordinarily good.” (WATCH)

• Someone on Ruben’s campaign “failed to negotiate the mic cut.” (WATCH)

• “Ruben was caught off guard. He sounded a little nervous to me.” (WATCH)

 

– Even one of the AZ Central’s most anti-Lake columnists, Laurie Roberts, had to acknowledge that Lake had a “polished performance” at the debate.

 

– Arizona Globe: Lake Crushes Gallego in First Debate; Challenges Gallego to a second debate amid widespread applause 

• “While Lake repeatedly called for debates to discuss critical issues facing Arizona, Gallego has been notably reluctant to engage. As a result, Lake has positioned herself as the more responsive of the two, while Gallego maintains a low profile. Lake hasn’t limited herself to debates—she’s blitzing the state, holding press conferences, and actively engaging with the public, while Gallego has largely avoided the spotlight.”
  
  

• “A Senior Advisor to Lake told the Arizona Globe, “The first thing Kari said to me after stepping off the debate stage was, ‘I want to do that again.’”

 

– National Pulse: Kari Lake Handily Defeated Ruben Gallego in Arizona’s Senate TV Debate.

• “Over the course of an hour, he reverted to his monotonous hum of pro-abortion and anti-federalism talking points while failing to land any successful blows on Lake.”
  
  

• “In refusing to take his bait and pivoting, Lake proved herself a far handier candidate on stage”
  
  

• “The discussion predominantly revolved around immigration and the economy, with Lake pointing out Gallego’s record as an open-borders extremist.”
  
  

• “Kari Lake won by an extremely wide margin.”

 

– Breitbart News: ‘Extreme Makeover’: GOP’s Kari Lake Shreds Democrat Gallego for Disguising Far-Left Record

• “Republican Kari Lake blasted Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) during Arizona’s U.S. Senate debate for trying to “reinvent himself” in a moderate light in hopes of winning the state.”
  
  

• “Lake likened Gallego’s flip-flopping to an “extreme makeover” in her opening statement and called him out throughout the debate for waffling on key issues, including his support for a southern border wall after being an ardent critic of Trump’s efforts to build one.”
  
  

• “Lake brought receipts to show Gallego’s flip-flopping on the border after he claimed Wednesday that he believes “a border wall is important” to a border security package.”

– Breitbart News: GOP’s Kari Lake Stomps Democrat Ruben Gallego for Flip Flopping on Border Wall

• “Arizona Republican Kari Lake slammed Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) for flip-flopping on the border wall at Wednesday night’s U.S. Senate debate in the Grand Canyon State.”
  
  

• “While Gallego attempted to portray himself and his record as moderate, Lake brought receipts exposing his disdain for the Trump border wall when the former president was commander-in-chief.”

 

– U.S. Senator and Chair of the Senate Republican Conference John Barrasso (R-WY): “Kari Lake showing tonight exactly why she’s ready to lead. Laser focused on what matters to voters in AZ – high prices and dangerous illegal immigration.”

– Trump Campaign Senior Advisor Jason Miller: “Kari Lake just delivered the greatest Senate debate performance I’ve ever witnessed in a thrashing of Ruben Gallego. Kari detailed working w/ President Donald Trump to secure the border & fix our economy, pressing Gallego to explain his 100% voting record w/ Kamala Harris.”

 

– President of the Center For Arizona Policy Cathi Herod: “We are seeing why Katie Hobbs would not debate Kari Lake in 2022.” 

 

– Ambassador Richard Grenell: 

• “Yikes. Ruben Gallego is stuttering and nervous – he keeps shutting his eyes while speaking. I’ve never seen a politician so bad at public speaking.” (READ)

• “Kari Lake is calmly crushing Ruben Gallego. He’s so bad at presenting a clear thought.” (READ)

 

– NRSC Communications Director Mike Berg: “Kari Lake is crushing Ruben Gallego for his open borders record.”

 

– Former White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp: “Kari Lake is talking directly to the people in Arizona and knows what is needed to secure and make Arizona more prosperous. Gallego had his chance to lead and failed.  He is on defense and cannot defend Harris’ record.  Time for a change in leadership. Kari will work hard for the people of Arizona.”

 

– Ahead of the debate, CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp called Lake “the most important candidate in the country besides President Trump.” Following the debate, Schlapp referenced Lake’s good debate performance saying he’s “never seen such a lopsided Senate debate.”

 

– Arizona Political Strategist Daniel Scarpinato: 

“I’ve worked with and prepared many candidates for debates over the years. So this much was clear as an observer last night: Kari Lake really prepared AND brought her A-game — Ruben Gallego missed the mark and fell completely flat.

I’ve also been asked, “Do debates matter?” Well, I have talked to several voters today whose minds were changed last night — in Lake’s direction. So, in this case, the answer is — YES. This one mattered.”

 

– Arizona Political Strategist Matthew Martinez: “I thought Tim Walz was an awful debater… until I watched the poor performance from Gallego on stage tonight. Kari Lake effectively showcased her plan to put Arizona back on the right track! Arizona needs an outsider, not another Washington politician.”

 

– Republican U.S. Senate Nominee in Nevada Sam Brown tweeted support for Lake: “Shoutout to Kari Lake for holding her far left opponent accountable to his record tonight. Kari is fighting hard for Arizona, and she was fantastic tonight. It takes outsiders to change the insiders game!”

 

– Republican Nominee in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District Abe Hamadeh: “Watching the Arizona Senate debate and it’s abundantly clear: Kari Lake is the most effective communicator in the Republican Party and it’s exactly why the media, Democrats, and the crooks are scared of her.”

 

– Seth Keshel: “All indications are that Kari Lake is beating Ruben Gallego with a sock full of shit at the debate tonight.”

– Rob Schneider: “My friend Kari Lake was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC TONIGHT in her debate with Ruben Gallego (who voted 100% of the time with Biden/Harris)”

 

– Brandon Stratka: “Kari Lake was stellar in last night’s Arizona debate! We’ve heard from so many #WalkAway democrats in AZ who are now getting behind Kari Lake.”

Phoenix, AZ – On Monday, Kari Lake published an Op-Ed in the Daily Caller titled, ‘It’s All About Bringing Back The American Dream.’ The op-ed discusses the root causes of the housing crisis and unaffordability under Biden, Harris, and Gallego. Furthermore, Lake outlines her plan to solve the trade shortage and make life affordable again.

 

READ FULL OP-ED: HERE

 

Key Excerpts:

– The dead-end hyperinflationary policies of the Biden-Harris administration have put the American Dream out of reach for many young people. 

 

– I have talked to my 21-year-old daughter about this so many times that it breaks my heart. Ruby, like so many young Americans, is doing everything right. She works hard, she saves up, but that old-fashioned notion of the white-picket-fence seems to be slipping away from her grasp. Part of the reason I am running for Senate is to make America affordable again. And I know that bringing down out-of-control housing prices is the key to restoring access to the American Dream for our young people.

 

– Per Federal Reserve data, in 1984, the median U.S. household income was $22,400 and the median home price was $78,200, or about 3.5 times the median income. By 2022, median household income had risen to $74,580, but median home prices had risen to over $433,000 — or nearly six times median income.

 

– There has been so much focus on the role of interest rates, but the answer to bringing them back down, while hard to achieve, is fairly straightforward: the federal government needs to stop printing money we don’t have so that it can pay bills that we can’t afford. 

 

– Another key element of the housing crisis that we can address quickly and effectively: a lack of skilled tradespeople. According to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors, the United States is short over half a million skilled construction workers. The lack of skilled construction workers combined with rapidly increasing costs of materials is creating a roadblock to building the millions of additional housing units that are needed to relieve the cost bottleneck.

 

– Bringing down the cost of materials largely hinges on three things: reducing the price of energy and fuel, eliminating excessive regulations created by the Biden-Harris administration, and increasing the number of skilled workers available to producers. Limitations on oil-and-gas production and refining are leading to rapidly increasing fuel and energy costs that have inflated the price of building materials by tens of thousands of dollars per home.

 

– Likewise, excessive regulation and DEI mandates being forced on producers by the Biden-Harris administration are also increasing materials and labor costs, without appreciable benefit to society in terms of reduced inequality.

– Lastly, the rush to send every high school graduate to a four-year college, with massive government subsidies, is draining the workforce of skilled tradespeople which both increases the cost of construction and delays additional new home starts.

 

– Solving the first two problems is very simple. Replace President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with Donald Trump, overturn the current administration’s pointless and counterproductive executive mandates, and you are two thirds of the way there. The last step — increasing the number of skilled construction workers — is going to take more effort.

 

– With some simple changes in federal education funding and policy, we can turn that deficit around in a matter of just a few years by revising federal education funding and loans to stop discriminating against trade schools and technical education and support the development of a skilled workforce sufficient to meet the demands of our housing market.

 

– First, we need to revise the guidelines for Pell grants to allow them to be issued and used for more students to attend trade and technical schools. Second, if the government is going to continue to back student loans, eligibility for those loans needs to be aggressively expanded to include more trade schools.

 

– Lastly, the government needs to aggressively partner with industry to expand trade school opportunities by making low-interest loans available to companies and unions to invest in new and expanded trade and technical-school facilities.

 

– The cost to attend trade and technical schools is far less than the cost of a four-year degree, and the returns on that investment are astronomical. A few thousand dollars of up-front investment in these careers yields a lifetime of high earnings, and resultant increased tax revenues. As a result, investing in expanding our skilled workforce is responsible governance, and must be a priority going forward. 

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