In Phoenix, the pursuit of affordable housing has morphed from challenge to crisis, propelling the issue to the front of the Arizona U.S. Senate race this year.Kari Lake, the Republican contender in the swing state, positioned herself as the architect of change for Arizona's beleaguered housing market, promising on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday to tackle high home prices and tight housing inventory that have locked out potential homeowners.
According to a poll by Emerson College/The Hill that was conducted between March 12 to 15, Democratic Representative Ruben Gallego narrowly leads Lake with 51 percent compared to her 49 percent in the state's Senate race. The poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.