Politico reports:
Trump’s pick of longtime loyalist Kari Lake to lead Voice of America has some Arizona Republicans breathing a sigh of relief.
Lake has for the last two election cycles dominated Republican politics in Arizona, running and losing back-to-back races for governor and Senate — and earning her the ire of some of her fellow conservatives in the state.
“When you’re a two-time loser and you did worse the second time around, that’s a clue that maybe the voters don’t want you,” said Barrett Marson, a GOP strategist in Arizona. “I think it clears space for the conservative but normal wing of the Republican Party in Arizona. She’s no longer Arizona’s problem. Now, she’s the world’s problem.”
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