Ruben Gallego Traps Kari Lake With Crucial Question in Senate Debate
Kari Lake tried to run from her MAGA record during a Wednesday night Arizona Senate debate against Democrat Ruben Gallego. But she flailed spectacularly when asked one crucial question.
While discussing Lake’s climate change denial on Wednesday night, Gallego also called her out over her election denialism.
“She’s still in denial about climate change. We should not be surprised by this. She’s still in denial about the 2022 election. And now, I give you one minute. You have one minute. Will you finally tell the people of Arizona, did you win or lose that election?”
“Can we, can I talk about water really quickly?” replied Lake, dodging the question. “Because I thought we were gonna do water.”
.@RubenGallego: “She’s still in denial about the 2022 election. Will you finally tell the people of Arizona did you win or loss that election?@KariLake: “Can I talk about water really quickly?”
Utter disaster for Kari Lake in tonight’s debate.pic.twitter.com/Hdx3WE4CJ3
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 10, 2024
Like Trump, Lake continues to claim she won the 2022 gubernatorial election—and two years later, is still attempting to overturn the election results.
Wednesday’s Senate debate was a disaster for Lake in other ways as well. She also tried to avoid harsh questioning about her stance on abortion. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Lake wanted the state to implement an 1864 abortion ban and then complained when the ban wasn’t able to be enforced to her liking. During her Senate run, she has tried to flip-flop and hide from this fact, but Gallego reminded Arizonans of the truth.
“She was disappointed to find out the 1864 law, again the one that had no exceptions for rape or incest, was not going to get enforced, she said I hope the sheriffs will do their jobs,” said Gallego during the debate.
“That’s not true,” responded Lake under her breath.
“We have it on tape,” Gallego shot back.
While backtracking on the issues, Lake bragged about her relationship with the former president several times on the debate stage to try and save her performance. “President Trump, my good friend, has called me ‘Border Kari,’” said Lake. “I love the nickname, and I’m going to go there to Washington, D.C., and help him build that border wall and secure the border.”
“You’ve been to Mar-a-Lago more than you have to the border,” said Gallego.
Lake and Gallego are competing for the seat currently occupied by Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who opted not to run for reelection. The latest polls show Gallego up seven points against Lake. The result of the election could determine if the Democrats can hold on to their majority in the Senate.
