For Arizona Republicans, the resurgence of the state’s Civil War-era abortion ban was a political catastrophe that threatened to tip competitive races toward Democrats.
In March 2022, in the midst of the midterm election and months before the US Supreme Court’s June Dobbs decision ended federal protections for abortion, Arizona Republican Gov.
A handful of prominent Senate Republicans have visited Arizona to fundraise and campaign with her.
To cut all that in half, at least we’re going in the right direction.”A political mistakeAs Democrats focus on abortion, Lake has focused on the border, crime and the economy.
During her last campaign Lake famously alienated the wing of the party loyal to the late Sen. John McCain.
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