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Kari Lake<\/strong> is ostensibly running for a US Senate seat in Arizona, but the cross-country itinerary she\u2019s mapped out to promote her campaign appears better suited for someone with national aspirations or a book to sell. Since announcing her campaign on October 10, the pro-Trump media star, who was defeated in the Arizona gubernatorial election last year, has logged a pair of visits to both Florida and Nevada and attended events in Texas and Colorado.<\/p>\n To some in Trumpworld, this is a curious strategy for a candidate running in a highly competitive state. \u201cA lot of it looks and smells like the kind of stuff you\u2019d do on the [presidential campaign] trail,\u201d a Trump operative said, before downplaying the prospect of Donald Trump<\/strong> actually choosing Lake as his vice president. \u201cPersonally, I don\u2019t see it,\u201d they added. \u201cBut obviously, President Trump is a big fan, so you can\u2019t count her out.\u201d<\/p>\n In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for the Lake campaign denied that she is pursuing a spot on the Trump ticket. \u201c[Lake] is not worried about who President Trump picks as his vice president, but she is certain it will be a great pick,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cShe is focused on winning her Senate race in Arizona. And she looks forward to casting her vote in Arizona for President Trump and whoever he selects as VP.\u201d The campaign went on to say that Lake \u201cis dedicated to winning this race in Arizona,\u201d noting that she has held dozens of meetings and attended various events in the state since launching her campaign.<\/p>\n In the aftermath of her loss to now Arizona governor Katie Hobbs<\/strong> last year, Lake engaged in the characteristically Trumpian maneuver of refusing to concede defeat, claiming the election was tainted by fraud and misconduct. Her various attempts to prove that argument in court have thus far ended in failure. Nevertheless, she has illegitimately claimed the title of Arizona\u2019s \u201clawful governor.\u201d<\/p>\n