Kari Lake says Liz Cheney has added 10 POINTS to her lead thanks to new ad

Arizona GOP governor candidate Kari Lake said U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney to her has only increased her lead over her Democratic rival.

Hours after Cheney’s PAC aired an ad urging Arizonans to reject GOP candidates, directly naming Lake, the candidate posted an open letter mocking her fellow Republican’s attempt to get her. undermine the campaign.

“Dear Liz, thank you for your generous in-kind contribution to my campaign,” Lake wrote.

“Your recent television commercial urging Arizona residents not to vote for me does the exact opposite.

“In fact, my team says your commercial should add another 10 points to our lead! I think that’s why they call the Cheney anti-approval the gift that keeps on giving.”

This week’s polls show Lake, a Democrat turned MAGA star, beats opponent Katie Hobbs by three to 11 points.

In the ad, Cheney (above), who lost her own primary race, called on Arizonans to vote for Democrat over the GOP candidates’ baseless electoral fraud claims

On Friday, Cheney’s The Great Task PAC aired a 30-minute ad broadcasting Lake and Arizona’s nominee Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem for reiterating former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that the 2020 election were stolen.

The video opens with Cheney, criticized by members of her party as a Republican In Name Only (RINO), telling voters to elect Democrats in November.

“I don’t know if I ever voted for a Democrat, but if I lived in Arizona I absolutely would,” Cheney said.

“You have a candidate for governor, Kari Lake, you have a candidate for secretary of state, Mark Finchem, who have both said they will only honor the outcome of an election if they agree.

“And if you care about the survival of our republic, we can’t empower people who don’t honor elections.”

Lake scoffed at the ad, saying that the $500,000 fee to broadcast it was, in fact, a direct contribution to her campaign, and joked that it “probably exceeds Arizona’s $5,300 limit for individual contributions.”

The gubernatorial hopeful also said donations to her campaign have skyrocketed after Cheney’s ad.

“Thanks again for the massive boost to our campaign,” Lake wrote. “Our campaign donations skyrocketed and our website nearly crashed with traffic as people rushed to learn more about my plan to put Arizona first and join our historic movement.”

Lake said the $500,000 ad only widened her lead over Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs, with polls raising the Republican by at least 3 points.

The race between Lake and Hobbs is one of the most important races in the country, with a recent RealClearPolitics poll showing Lake a 3.2 percent lead, while a local Fox 10 Phoenix poll suggests she leads by 11 percent. .

Hobbs, the current secretary of state for the state, had a seven-point lead two months ago.

The state also has a pivotal race in the Senate as Republican Blake Masters takes on Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly, the outcome of which could change which party gains control of the Senate.

As in Arizona, Georgia has its own highly contested gubernatorial race, with Democrat Stacey Abrams challenging Republican government Brian Kemp.

Pennsylvania also has major races for its gubernatorial and senate seat. Democrat John Fetterman, who recently had a poor performance in a debate, loses his lead against GOP candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Meanwhile, the state’s Senate race has become contentious after allegations that GOP candidate Herschel Walker had asked multiple women to have abortions. Walker’s lead has dwindled to less than 1 percent against Democratic opponent Raphael Warnock.

Another major election takes place in Texas, where gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke faces incumbent Greg Abbott. The Republican still has an 8 percent lead over his Democratic opponent.