Phoenix, AZ – Arizona GOP Senate Candidate Kari Lake She is attacking her Democratic rival, Rep. Ruben Gallego, labeling him as “radical as they come” after an interview of him insulting Trump voters resurfaced.
“Isn’t this terrible?” Lake replied fox news digital reporting In a comment made by Gallego in 2016, he said that Trump voters were “stupid” and “the worst people in the world”.
“He’s lying about who he is,” Lake said. “He’s trying to portray himself as a liberal, which would be ridiculous if it weren’t so dangerous.”
Lake told Fox News Digital that Gallego “bullied” liberal senator Kyrsten Sinema out of the race “because she wasn’t liberal enough.”
Kari Lake (right) and Representative Ruben Gallego (left) are competing in the Arizona Senate race (Getty Images)
“Now he’s doing all these ads trying to say he’s a liberal, when in reality, he voted to support our federal dollars, our tax dollars, our money, sanctuary cities and states. He has voted against securing our border every step of the way. He has voted to defund the police, thereby co-sponsoring the George Floyd Act. “Police across the country will lose money.”
Lake told Fox News Digital that Gallego has “never blinked” when it comes to spending bills and that she has not been strong enough in defending women’s sports.
“He wants biological males to participate in women’s athletics,” Lake said. “That means it’s the end of girls’ sports. Is there anyone who plays sports? I played a little. It’s the end. I mean, if you have to compete with biological males, what about girls’ sports What is the purpose?”
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Representative Ruben Gallego (Getty Images)
Lake added, “It’s absolutely crazy and that’s as radical as they come.”
Both Gallego and Lake will attempt to influence independent voters, particularly in Maricopa County, the state’s largest county, where independents make up a third of the voters. Lake told Fox News Digital that she is optimistic she can win votes from Arizonans who are not Republicans.
,I’m confident that the independents are with me, I think we’re doing very well, our polling is showing that we are relying on the independent vote,” Lake said, “and I think a lot of While he (Gallego) is a Democrat, he hates Trump voters and he hates Republicans. I don’t hate Democrats. “I really believe that disaffected Democrats will help us turn things around.”
“They’re realizing, looking at Kamala Harris and Ruben Gallego, and they’re saying, wait a minute, this is not the Democrat Party I signed up for years ago, the old Democrat Party that cared about the working class The old Democrat Party wanted a strong economy for everyone. This Democrat Party is a bunch of globalists, and they want to spend more money helping people who come here illegally than American citizens.”
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US Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks during a campaign rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 23, 2024. (Photo by OLIVIER TOURON/AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty Images)
When real clear politics average Polls show Gallego leading Lake by about 7 points, Lake tells Fox News Digital she believes the race is very close and says her internal polling shows she is within the margin of error. Is in.
“We have to go into it acting like we’re down ten, but we’re not down ten,” Lake said. “It’s a very tight race. I’m proud of him, like I said, he spent 75 million. He’s outspending us and the fact that it’s such a tight race is incredible. Chuck Schumer is nervous Arizona About. He’s dumping $5 million a week in Arizona.”
Lake told Fox News Digital that Democrats are “in hot water” in Arizona because their efforts to sway polls about abortion have not been fruitful as most voters are focused on other issues such as the economy.
Lake also criticized Gallego’s record before entering politics, including his involvement with a bank that worked with illegal immigrants, a harassment claim against him by a 20-year-old intern while working at City Hall, and a Including working time for. The ambulance company which was being investigated for fraud.
Lake said, “The people of Arizona know me and they trust me and I love the people of the state. I want to represent them all, including people who might not even vote for me ” If you decide not to vote for me, I hope I can earn your vote, but I still want to represent you and I want to do a great job for you in Washington, DC. We need decent, honest people in DC and Ruben Gallego. He was not honest before coming into politics.”
Fox News Digital contacted the Gallego campaign for comment but did not receive a response.
