Kari Lake Could Soon Take Her Wacko Talk to the U.S. Senate

The United States Senate, more than the House, has something of a reputation as an august debating society. And with only 100 members, there’s a higher bar there against the elevation of true crazies.

The House, for instance, this week elected a new Speaker who has long been steeped in conspiracy theories. When a reporter this week asked the then-Speaker-designate, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) about his past election denial, the reporter was booed by the entire assembled House Republican caucus.

The Senate, however, is different. Sure, there are members who denied the 2020 election results, but it would be hard to imagine a Senator whose entire persona is mostly associated with pushing long-debunked conspiracy theories. The Senate doesn’t have many Marjorie Taylor Greenes or Paul Gosars among its ranks.