Sinema’s decision avoids a three-way contest in one of the most closely watched 2024 Senate races against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego and the Republican nominee, presumed to be former Fox 10 anchor Kari Lake.
If elected, Lake said she plans to unequivocally support a Trump presidency, and hopes he will model his time in office after authoritarian leaders in Hungary and El Salvador.
After years of claiming that border security was a “top priority” for them, House and Senate Republicans killed a long-awaited, bipartisan deal they insisted on amid pressure from former President Donald Trump.
The US Senate candidate has struggled to make inroads with a faction of her party she alienated during her failed gubernatorial run in 2022.
Control of the two chambers of Congress will come down to mail ballots that are still being counted in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon—and possibly a December Senate run-off election in Georgia.
