Sarah Huckabee Sanders' shameless campaign for governor

Can the former White House spokesperson lie her way to the Arkansas governor's mansion?

Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders' candidacy for governor of Arkansas is one of the funniest things I've heard this year.

Funny, because, well of course. Sanders' political ambitions have been obvious ever since she departed as former President Donald Trump's press secretary, telling The New York Times in a 2019 interview that she felt "called" to serve as senator or governor. Funny, because her announcement — less than four weeks after the outgoing president incited a riot intended to keep him in power — could not be more ill-timed. And downright hilarious, if Sanders believes voters of Arkansas don't deserve better from their leader than a stooge for Trump.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.