{"id":124244,"date":"2024-11-10T14:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T07:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124244"},"modified":"2024-11-10T14:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T07:03:10","slug":"gallego-defeats-lake-in-arizona-senate-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124244","title":{"rendered":"Gallego defeats Lake in Arizona Senate bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego has defeated Republican Kari Lake and will become Arizona\u2019s next senator, Decision Desk HQ said late Saturday, ending one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/24\/us-news\/both-parties-officials-tell-arizonans-to-vote-early-in-hopes-of-faster-results-as-republican-returns-beat-dems\/\">talked-about races<\/a> this cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego led with 49.7% of the vote compared to Lake \u2013 a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump \u2013 who captured just 48.2% with about 88% of the vote counted, in the tight race for the now-Republican controlled Senate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Green Party candidate Eduardo Quintana pulled about 2% of the vote, according to the Decision Desk HQ results page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gallego, an incumbent congressman in a Phoenix-area district since 2015, and Lake, a former local news anchor who previously ran for governor, faced off for the seat Democrat-turned-independent <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/15\/us-news\/krysten-sinema-taps-into-her-millions-in-campaign-cash-for-lavish-travel-meals\/\">Kyrsten Sinema will soon vacate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Republican Kari Lake is closely allied with former President Donald Trump.  <span class=\"credit\">Cheryl Evans\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both candidates aimed to tackle moderate and disaffected voters, particularly Republicans. Gallego won the endorsement of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/27\/us-news\/arizona-police-union-backs-trump-and-then-dem-rep-gallego-in-senate-race-in-unusual-split-party-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arizona Police Association<\/a>, which backed President-elect Donald Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to have the APA\u2019s support and look forward to working with them in the Senate to ensure Arizona\u2019s law enforcement officers have the resources necessary to combat fentanyl trafficking, train the next generation of officers, and, above all, keep Arizona families safe,\u201d Gallego said of the APA endorsement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Lake won the endorsements of former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and her former gubernatorial primary rival Karrin Taylor Robson \u2013 two key figures who are considered popular among moderate Republicans and some independents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lake and Gallego faced off in a televised debate in October.  <span class=\"credit\">Cheryl Evans\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou gotta have thick skin. If you\u2019re gonna get in politics, people are gonna throw mud at you. But at the end of the day, you make decisions hopefully based on your philosophy and worldview of what\u2019s right and wrong,\u201d Taylor Robson told <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/16\/us-news\/ariz-republican-karrin-taylor-robson-blasts-criticism-over-endorsements-of-trump-ex-rival-kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Post<\/a> in August after her decision to back Lake following their bitter rivalry in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inflation and abortion were also two key issues \u2013 as inflation soared to a jaw-dropping 13% in 2022 but has since calmed down, and the constitutional right to abortion also had a proposition on the ballot. The proposition passed by a wide margin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The border became the defining issue of the race with Gallego touting his support for a congressional border bill and Lake earning the nickname \u201cBorder Kari Lake\u201d from\u00a0Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The duo was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/10\/us-news\/kari-lake-highlights-ruben-gallegos-progressive-record-in-arizona-senate-debate-as-early-voting-begins\/\">particularly combative during an Oct. 9 debate<\/a> that centered on border policies and migrant crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one, I\u2019ve worked in a bipartisan manner when it comes to this,\u201d Gallego said on border legislation during the debate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gallego opened for former President Bill Clinton in Phoenix in October at a campaign event for Harris.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMurderers have come in, criminals have come in, and terrorists have come in,\u201d\u00a0Lake said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Both candidates were closely aligned with the presidential nominees, with the Lake regularly campaigning alongside Trump and Gallego also opening for Harris at numerous events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Polling indicated an advantage for Gallego throughout the race until the last week, as the race shifted toward Lake more favorably. In the presidential race, Trump is projected to win the state. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/09\/us-news\/gallego-defeats-lake-in-arizona-senate-bid\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Democrat Rep. 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