Gallego now has 1.32 million votes to Lake’s 1.28 votes, as of 5:40 p.m. on Friday. The margin of 52,578 votes on Wednesday dropped to 40,344 on Friday.
“My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation,” Joe Manchin wrote on X.
Democrat party is facing uphill slog to hold on to its Senate majority as it prepares to protect seats in West Virginia, Montana, Ohio, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Kari Lake, former candidate for Arizona governor, said only with a united front can America defeat the destructive policies of the Biden administration.
This year has already seen 5 state lawmakers switch affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Last year, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema switched from Democrat to Independent.
Arizona GOP candidate Kari Lake brushed aside speculation she might be running for Arizona’s Senate seat in 2024, following anonymously sourced reports.
AZ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema left Democratic Party and registered as an independent, saying she’s turning her back on the “broken partisan system in Washington”.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that AZ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who announced she’s leaving the Democratic Party, would keep her committee assignments.
