The Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey is reporting that former White House Press Secretary and daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will announce tomorrow that she, too, will run for governor of the state:
NEWS: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former press secretary for President Trump, will announce tomorrow that she’s running for governor of Arkansas. She’s seen as leader in the polls and the president’s preferred candidate in a GOP state. Expect video announcement of her bid. Yeah but I
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 25, 2021
(Forgive his “Yeah but I” at the end of the tweet.)
Please forgive the last syllables on the tweet. Excuse the iPhone dictation. https://t.co/ZfCidhq3ib
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 25, 2021
According to Dawsey, she’ll put out a video tomorrow making it official:
Sanders will put out video tomorrow saying she’s in the race. https://t.co/ZfCidhHEGL
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 25, 2021
Pundits aren’t surprised, however:
An unsurprising #ARGov development https://t.co/zc7J5PWiZi
— Jessica Taylor (@JessicaTaylor) January 25, 2021
And there are other possible candidates as well:
Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin has patiently waited for eight years. AG Leslie Rutledge is also running, as she is term limited. Seems possible she could drop down to the LG race but that's a pretty big demotion. https://t.co/JeZmrmRUby
— Drew Savicki ??? (@SenhorRaposa) January 25, 2021
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