![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/trump-in-a-dress-falters-in-bid-to-become-arizona-governor/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1668127549335.jpg&description=As Kari Lake's face flashed up on the big screen, a supporter at her election-night party observed that the would-be governor of Arizona was increasingly looking and sounding like Donald Trump. That is not a coincidence. Lake, 53, a former news anchor-turned-Make America Great Again evangelical, has described herself proudly as "Trump in a dress" and is being touted as a running-mate should her mentor try for the White House again. She stepped down from her job at a local Phoenix news station in March 2021 and her remarkable rise to prominence has been built on skills honed in the studio. With perfect hair and expensive-looking clothes, many observers have noted that the married mother of two is the attractive face of the Maga movement. READ MORE: * Trump team pushes to delay 2024 presidential announcement as DeSantis star rises in GOP * Trump called a protest, no-one showed up: Why Republican efforts to cry foul fizzled in the midterms * Donald Trump 'livid' with US midterm results and 'blaming everyone' including Melania * Biden hails US midterm elections as 'good day for democracy' * US midterm elections: Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia Raised in rural Iowa to a struggling Catholic family, Lake was the youngest of nine children. She spent 22 years in journalism and quit after losing faith in the profession during the Covid-19 pandemic. She began election day in bullish mood and many polls predicted she would prevail over her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state. However, across the country the so-called red wave failed to materialise and, as election week drags on, Lake's race is still too close to call, raising the prospect of a devastating defeat that would surely dash any hopes of joining the Trump ticket.She began election day in bullish mood and many polls predicted she would prevail over her Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs. Whether Lake would accept the result is another matter entirely. As the hours t){kind=link}
As Kari Lake’s face flashed up on the big screen, a supporter in attendance at her election night party in Scottsdale observed that the would-be governor of Arizona was increasingly looking and sounding like her mentor, Donald Trump.
That is not a coincidence. Lake, a former television news anchor-turned-Maga (Make America great again) evangelical, has proudly described herself as “Trump in a dress” and is being touted as a possible running mate for the controversial ex-president’s next tilt at the White House.
Lake, 53, stepped down from her job at a local Phoenix news station only in March last year and her remarkable rise to national prominence has been built on the skills she honed in the studio.
With her perfectly coiffed hair and expensive-looking
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