Former President Vice President Endorses Challenger to Donald Trump-Backed Candidate in Arizona Gubernatorial Race
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We ran the numbers: There are 848 news articles covering this topic. 24% (200) are left-leaning, 52% (444) are centrist, and 24% (204) are right-leaning.
Former Vice President Mike Pence endorsed a rival to Donald Trump’s candidate in the upcoming Arizona gubernatorial Republican primary. While left-leaning articles highlight what the endorsement means for a post-Trump GOP, right-leaning articles highlight the differences between the endorsed candidates.
A left-leaning article from The Washington Post focuses on the highest-profile level of resistance to Trump to date. In addition to Pence, current Governor Doug Ducey (R) endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson and accused the Trump-backed candidate, Kari Lake, of “misleading voters [about the 2020 election] with no evidence.” The article notes that the upcoming Arizona primary race is a “battle between Trump’s vision for the GOP and the nascent, establishment-oriented effort to turn the page on 2020 — and potentially on Trump.”
NPR published a centrist article reporting on how the split between Pence and Trump highlights a growing distance between two Republican factions. The article also notes how Kari Lake’s campaign is centered around false claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent – Taylor Robson disagrees with this.
A right-leaning article from Fox News focuses on how Pence and Trump will hold dual events on Friday to support their respective candidates. Taylor Robson and Lake agree on most high-level causes, including immigration, the economy, and water conservation. Pence’s endorsement of Taylor Robson is the second time he has split from Trump as the former Vice President backed Brian Kemp instead of David Perdue for Georgia Governor.
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Pence endorses rival to Trump-backed candidate in Arizona GOP gubernatorial primary
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