“We’re flattered, but unfortunately...the Constitution won’t allow for her to serve as Governor and VP at the same time,” Lake’s official campaign Twitter responded to her win. Kari Lake wins the CPAC vice president poll, topping both DeSantis and Haley:
Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake won a straw poll for the Republican vice presidential pick during the Conservative Action Political Conference this weekend.with 20 percent of the vote, beating former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis received 14 percent of the vote, and Haley, who announced her bid for the White House last month, won 10 percent.
Lake, who was also a featured speaker at CPAC’s Ronald Reagan Dinner over the weekend, has refused to accept her loss in the governor’s race last November and is challenging the election results in court.to the CPAC straw poll results by suggesting she’d be unable to serve in the role. “We’re flattered, but unfortunately our legal team says the Constitution won’t allow for her to serve as Governor and VP at the same time,” it said.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who has declared his campaign for the presidency, each received six percent of the vote. All of the other Republicans listed in the field, including Sen. Ted Cruz and former Vice President Mike Pence, did not receive more than five percent.
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