Kari Lake ran for the Arizona governorship in 2022 and did so in a very unusual fashion. The former news host constantly claimed she would win and if she didn't it would be obvious that the other side cheated.
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Lake also continuously tried to ingratiate herself with the MAGA crowd by regularly bashing John McCain. The problem was that McCain was a wildly popular politician in the state where she was running. And Lake said she didn't want McCain Republicans to vote for her.
When asked about her comments on a KTR radio appearance, she said, "It was said in jest. And I think that if John McCain, who had a great sense of humor, would have heard it, he would have laughed. I want everyone’s vote, whether you are a McCain … if you call yourself a McCain Republican, if you call yourself a middle-of-the-road Republican, a Trump Republican, an America First Republican, I want your vote."
Meghan McCain wasn't interested in the explanation. She responded via Twitter, "Kari Lake is trying to walk back her continued attacks on my Dad (& family) and all of his loyal supporters after telling them to “get the hell out”. Guess she realized she can’t become a Senator without us. No peace, bitch. We see you for who you are - and are repulsed by it."