The debate between U.S. Senate candidates Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego last Wednesday left many pundits and political operatives in agreement that Lake outperformed Gallego, who currently serves in the U.S. House of Representatives in Arizona’s 3rd congressional district.
While the debate received little mainstream media coverage, some of the few outlets that did address it, as well as fellow Democrats, expressed their disappointment in Gallego’s performance.
Arizona political consultant Chuck Coughlin of High Ground, who endorsed Gallego, said during an interview with Fox 10, “She’s got a skill set… she’s extraordinarily good at interjecting and creating a narrative on top of somebody else because she’s going to shout you down.”