Former Arizona GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake gained a straw ballot for the Republican vice presidential decide throughout the Conservative Motion Political Convention (CPAC) this weekend.
Amongst a area of 28 candidates, Lake gained the ballot with 20 p.c of the vote, beating former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis acquired 14 p.c of the vote, and Haley, who introduced her bid for the White Home final month, gained 10 p.c.
Lake, who was additionally a featured speaker at CPAC’s Ronald Reagan Dinner over the weekend, has refused to simply accept her loss within the governor’s race final November and is difficult the election leads to court docket.
Her official marketing campaign Twitter account responded to the CPAC straw ballot outcomes by suggesting she’d be unable to serve within the function.
“We’re flattered, however sadly our authorized crew says the Structure gained’t permit for her to function Governor and VP on the identical time,” it stated.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who has declared his marketing campaign for the presidency, every acquired six p.c of the vote. The entire different Republicans listed within the area, together with Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and former Vice President Mike Pence, didn’t obtain greater than 5 p.c.
Former President Trump simply gained the CPAC straw ballot for the presidency with 62 p.c of the vote, whereas DeSantis got here in second-place with 20 p.c of the vote.
