In a recent profile for The Atlantic magazine, journalist Elaine Godfrey declares that “Trumpism has found its first leading lady.” The piece charts Kari Lake’s course from a popular Arizonan television anchor to becoming a major figure in America’s political landscape. Yet it also poses the question as to whether this charismatic 53-year-old could in fact be the one to break the glass ceiling and become America’s first female president.
Lake’s primary focus right now is her campaign for the governor’s mansion. She has styled herself as a hardline supporter of Donald Trump who will kowtow to nobody in her pursuit of the MAGA agenda. This includes declaring the border crisis an “invasion,” ending the progressive curriculum being taught at elementary schools, and taking unprecedented action to guarantee the state’s electoral integrity in the wake of 2020. Her…
