Former President Bill Clinton called Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake “physically attractive” while at a Thursday rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona.
Lake is running against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Clinton noted that voters felt that Harris “just showed up” after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection.
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“About 45% of the people think he can do no wrong, and they don’t care if we save our democracy or not. So there is a sliver there that has to make up their mind. And to them, Kamala Harris just showed up,” Clinton said regarding former President Donald Trump. “I mean, she was there as vice president, and what they think of her largely depends on what they think of President Biden. But she is extremely vulnerable, more vulnerable than she deserves to be, through crazy attacks.”
Harris leads Trump by 0.2% in the RealClearPolling average of polls from Oct. 8 to 22, with the gap increasing to 0.6% when Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver are included in surveys.
Clinton also took aim at Lake during the event, who narrowly lost the 2022 gubernatorial race in Arizona.
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“You got a person that grew up under sometimes challenging circumstances, who made something of his life running against someone who is physically attractive, but believes that politics is a performance art,” Clinton said.
Gallego leads Lake by 6.1% in the RealClearPolling average for the Senate race, while Harris trails Trump in Arizona by 1.5% according to RealClearPolling.
