The race for the White House between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is not the only one worth keeping an eye on during this election cycle. Up for grabs is control of the Senate, the upper chamber of Congress, which means that every contest across the country has the potential to make or break the next administration that takes over in January. Conservatives, of course, are wanting to maintain control of the House and add some seats in order to make their majority stronger, while also taking over the Senate and praying for Trump to be victorious in order to guarantee he can then implement his agenda with the backing of Congress.
One of the most important Senate races in the country is taking place in Arizona between former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, a Republican, and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego. At one time, the race was rather one sided with Gallego clearly in the lead over Lake. However, it appears things are shifting around the closer we get to Election Day. Which, by the way, is only a few days away now.
📊 AZ SENATE POLL: @atlas_intel
🟥 Lake: 48.6% (+0.7)
🟦 Gallego: 47.9%
🟪 Other: 1.4%
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Last 3 polls
9/27 – 🔵 Gallego +4.1
10/17 – 🔵 Gallego +3.5
10/25 – 🔵 Gallego +0.5
10/30 – 🔴 Lake +0.7
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#22 (2.7/3.0) | 10/30-31 | 1,005 LVhttps://t.co/tCayUocDZl. https://t.co/gK3YwPzv7P pic.twitter.com/VfvxwxcjBX— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 31, 2024
A poll that was put out by Atlas Intel says reveals that Lake has now taken the lead, 48.6 percent to Gallego’s 47.9 percent. Other candidates — third party and independent — have 1.4 percent support.
Here’s more information on this amazing turn around from The Telegraph:
The Republican has moved ahead of her Democratic challenger Ruben Gallego for the first time in months, potentially paving the way for the GOP to take control of the Senate. The polling, published by Data Orbital, shows the controversial Republican candidate on 45.2 per cent of the vote, narrowly ahead of her opponent on 44.5 per cent. Although the gap remains comfortably within the margin of error, it is the first time since July that a head-to-head poll has put the Republican candidate in the lead.
With the Senate currently tilted 51-49 in favour of the Democrats, the emergence of Ms Lake, an ardent Donald Trump ally, at this late stage could prove to be decisive in determining who controls the Senate under the next administration. It comes after the Republican candidate was involved in a heated exchange with CNN on Monday in which she refused to concede that she lost the 2022 governor’s race, despite being defeated by more than 17,000 votes.
When Lake was asked whether or not she felt she actually lost the 2022 election, she replied by saying, “Why are we looking backward? I’m looking forward.” She was pressed further on the issue and she then struck back with a vengeance at the media for saying that she “can’t get over it. You say I can’t get over it, and it looks like you can’t.”
“I’m actually thinking you meant to ask me about the issues people cared about,” she tossed out just before attempting to switch up the topic of conversation to the ever divisive issue of immigration and the crisis along the southern border.
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