The Arizona news anchor turned GOP darling
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🗓️ 1 November 2022
⏱️ 21 minutes
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In a campaign season filled with critical races, Republican Kari Lake’s bid to be the next governor of Arizona stands out. Reporter Ruby Cramer joins us to discuss Lake’s candidacy, and why some think she represents the future of the GOP.
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| 0:00.0 | When I first got into this, the press was attacking me. |
| 0:05.5 | What does she know? |
| 0:06.5 | How dare she run for office? |
| 0:08.3 | Who does she think she is? |
| 0:10.1 | They were saying I didn't have the skills to run for office. |
| 0:13.2 | And now all of a sudden, whoa, I'm so skilled that I might be running for Vice President. |
| 0:19.6 | This is Carrie Lake and she's a Republican running for office for the first time in her |
| 0:24.2 | life. |
| 0:25.2 | Her goal to be the next governor of Arizona. |
| 0:29.0 | This election season is full of critical races all across the country. |
| 0:33.7 | But a lot of people are paying very close attention to this one in Arizona. |
| 0:39.0 | That's because what happens there could have big ripple effects. |
| 0:45.3 | Carrie Lake was once a Barack Obama fan but has since become a vocal supporter of former |
| 0:50.2 | President Donald Trump. |
| 0:52.1 | Now like Trump, she spreads false claims about the 2020 election. |
| 0:56.3 | I'm going to be here not just for years. |
| 0:59.6 | I'm going to be here eight years and I'm going to be the fake news worst nightmare for |
| 1:04.1 | eight years so they better get used to it. |
| 1:09.1 | There are a lot of candidates on the ballot next Tuesday. |
| 1:12.6 | But as post-political reporter Ruby Kramer explains, Lake has managed to stand out. |
| 1:19.6 | And I just remember thinking we're watching the next generation of Trump Republicans. |
| 1:25.5 | These are the people who are going to be taking the helm of his movement in one way or |
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