I wonder if there is any level on which Kari Lake actually "gets" it.

Trump has the reality of what a majority of Americans think of him dialed in. He JOKES about being "your favorite president," and his fragile ego DEMANDS that he brag about either non-existent polls, or polls that are conducted almost exclusively in his base, but he makes enough "asides" about "Trump haters" and "never Trumpers" to AT LEAST KNOW THOSE PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE.

But LAKE?

Arizona basically said "No thanks, we're not interested in you," and her reaction has been to thump her MAGA chest and do the Tarzan yell and then the Cartman "You WILL respect mah AUTHORITAH" line.

And the more America tells Lake that they neither like nor want her, the more she doubles down.

Her latest attempt to inject herself into the news cycle: 'We need your voice': Kari Lake begs Tucker Carlson to 'break the terms' of his Fox News contract