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Phoenix was sweltering Friday, and the political heat may have been just as uncomfortable, with former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence holding dueling rallies for opposing candidates in the upcoming Republican primary race for governor.With less than two weeks until primary day and early voting underway, Trump is backing former local TV news anchor Kari Lake while Pence and sitting Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey have thrown their support behind Karrin Taylor Robson, a land use strategy consultant.Pence and Ducey campaigned with Robson in Peoria, a growing suburb in the Phoenix area, on Friday morning. In Peoria, Pence called Robson the clear conservative choice for Republicans in Arizona, and he pointed out that during the 2016 election, Lake was an Obama supporter who had posted on Facebook that Trump and Pence stanley cup s inauguration day should be a national day of mourning and protest. He recalled that she had encouraged people to use the hashtag NotMyPresident. Trump endorsed Lake early, and many GOP operatives in Arizona think s stanley cup he s reached her ceiling in the polls. Meanwhile, Robson is gaining momentum thanks in large part to the $17 million she s spent on TV ads. Robson, w stanley website hose husband made a fortune in developing retirement resort communities, has lent her campaign $13 million. She also has the endorsement of Gov. Doug Ducey, who is ineligible to run for another term. In contrast, Lake has spent less than $1 million Gwyl What s Wrong With Rick
By Clothilde Ewing, CBS News Political UnitAs the Green Party candidate in 2000, Ralph Nader was on the ballot in 43 states and Washington, D.C., and received 2.7 percent of the national vote. This year he is experiencing the wrath of Democrats and many Greens because of his decision to run again in 2004. Called everything from a spoiler to words not fit for print, Nader is undeterred and has vowed to continue his quest to get on the ballot in all 50 states. Nader insists that his candidacy will help Kerry and not Bush as his detractors claim. I think I m going to be getting more votes from people who would have voted for George W. Bush, but are furious with him like conservatives, liberal Republicans, Nader told CBS News. But according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, the numbers don t back his theory. If the presidential election were held today, 46 percent of stanley cups uk voters say they would vote for Kerry and 44 percent would vote for Bush in a two-man race. But if Nader s name is added to the ballot, Bush takes the lead over Kerry, 43 percent to 41 percent; Nader would draw 5 percent of the vote, m stanley borraccia ostly at the expense of Kerry.So far, Nader s campaign has raised more than $600,000, which campaign spokesman Kevin Zeese points out is three times what they had raised at this point in 2000. They recently put in a request for matching funds, two months ahead of their schedule last cycle. stanley cup But unlike 2000, Nader is running as an independ |
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