Republican Candidates Make Last-Minute Pitches Ahead of Arizona Primary

TEMPE, Ariz.—Listening to their campaign rhetoric, you’d think the race for Arizona governor came down to an epic struggle between “good and evil.”

Barbs were flying this past weekend between current front-runner and former Obama Democrat turned Republican Kari Lake and “Establishment RINO” (Republican In Name Only) Karrin Taylor Robson, as both pulled out all the rhetorical stops at final campaign events.

On July 29, Robson held a Town Hall-style press conference at 21st Century Healthcare in Tempe along with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R).

Over 200 America First supporters gathered at a campaign event for Trump-endorsed candidates in the Arizona primary on Aug. 2. (Allan Stein/The Epoch Times)

Christie, who chaired then-president Donald Trump’s Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission, and Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence both have endorsed businesswoman Karrin Robson.

For Arizona’s next governor, Trump has thrown his support behind former Fox10 anchor Kari Lake.

“It’s only if you’ve known someone for a decade and truly believe in them that you would get on a plane this morning in New Jersey and fly out here to Arizona,” Christie told about 30 people at the gathering.

“Actions are what matters. And what I’ve seen from Karrin over the 10 years I’ve known her are actions that tell me she’s a leader—first and foremost.”

“I’m involved in this primary because there is no comparison in my mind between Karrin and Kari Lake. I’ve been following this campaign closely for the past few months, and I don’t know who [Lake] is—worse, I don’t think she does.”

Robson, whose husband is billionaire Ed Robson, alluded to eight past and present U.S. state governors who have endorsed her candidacy, saying “they know better than anybody what it takes to be a governor.”

“We’ve got a lot of momentum. My opponent doesn’t like where we

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