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After news broke in August that Blake Masters was considering another run for Senate in Arizona—potentially against his former ally, Kari Lake—it seemed like a recipe for a MAGA mess.
As it turns out, even before either of them have actually jumped into the race, the mess is already here.
On Saturday night, around 11 p.m. EDT, Lake called Masters to have a conversation. Earlier in the day, The New York Times published a report revealing that former President Donald Trump had spoken to Masters about a week ago to discuss his Senate plans, and The Daily Beast had just published a story—only a few hours before the call—on how Masters may be having second thoughts about running.