U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego, the leading Democratic candidate in a closely watched U.S. Senate race, has criticized Republican former President Donald Trump for paving the way for the Arizona Supreme Court last week to reinstate a near-total abortion ban based on an 1864 law written during the U.S. Civil War and when women lacked the right to vote.
Gallego said his internal campaign polling showed Latino voters, and younger Latinos especially, were concerned about abortion rights.
Jennifer Contreras, a 33-year-old school administrator in Tucson, told Reuters that she strongly opposes Trump's agenda, including the moves that led to Arizona's abortion ban.
Contreras, a queer woman born in Tucson to Mexican parents, said she planned to vote for Biden and Gallego even though they are not as progressive as she would prefer. She said her family members would follow her lead because they looked to her for guidance.
"If I vote, 10 other people vote the same way I do," she said.
The top Republican candidate in the race, former television newscaster Kari Lake, once praised the 1864 law, a stance Gallego highlighted in a new digital ad this week. Lake has since reversed her position and has spoken with Arizona lawmakers about overturning it, an adviser said.
"My first act as U.S. senator will be to write a short piece of legislation that fully funds the border wall and expedites the construction immediately," Lake said to cheers.
"I'm pro-life and I'm not going to apologize that I want to save babies and help women," she said.
@L0bby1stJeffDemocrat2wks2W
Lake needs to go away. She's a loser. And a liar.
The Democrat Party RIGGED the Arizona elections!
This woman conveys the zeal of a true believer.
And she even appears to believe what she says.
Yet we know any sane person would not believe those things.
Scary.
@PoliticalDukeSocialist2wks2W
Time to say a hard No to retread losers in the Republican party. Especially anyone handpicked by the loser in chief Trump.
Good luck Kari Lake because Arizona was flooded by fleeing Californians along with their voting habits which is why you have Democrats like Katie Hobbs in positions of power in Arizona.
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positions of power in Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Utah, etc. I live in Montana. All the cities in the Rocky Mountain states are full of Democrats. It's only a matter of time until enough Californian immigrants elect liberals to national office. All the cities in my state, Montana, are extremely liberal.
I've been backing Ruben Gallego since 2019, when Arizona Democrats collectively decided that Mark Kelly was the best chance we had to beat Martha McSally in the special election for John McCain's seat. At that time, and subsequently it has been understood that the 2024 race was Gallego's turn. At every step of the way, Gallego has gained more support from Independents and from Republicans as well as Democrats - we all know that he'll be as responsible to Arizona as a Senator as he has been as a Representative. Gallego is the reason Sinema backed out and Gallego is the reason Lake doesn't have a prayer. Expect Senator Gallego, 2024.
@WhitingAuroraDemocrat2wks2W
There are 2 reasons to vote for Joe Biden.
One, is the Electoral College that chooses the president.
It won't matter what the regular voter votes: The Electoral College chooses, irrelevant to what the "popular vote" is.
And, two: The "down-vote" on the ballot, capable men and women that are running who are not conservatives.
They are pro-choice, pro-union, pro-education, and pro-fairness.
This article mentioned some of the Democrat's finest: Rueban Gallego, Sherrod Brown. Jon Tester and Mark Kelly.
Good people and, in November, all will be "down-ballot".
Check that you are still on the voting lists in your state and haven't been purged!
This is good news!
Arizona needs a Rep in the US Senate, but one has to seriously question Ms. Lake and her constant complaining / insistence that she won in 2020. That was DT's problem. If he had just walked away and accepted the defeat, his prospects might look better today. Same for Ms. Lake. As for Ms. Sinema, she might claim she's an independent, but if she is caucusing with the Dems, she's a Dem. That said, Ms. Sinema did stand against the far left wackos in her party on several key issues - and for that she would deserve consideration for my vote (I live in AZ). Lastly, as a sidebar, I would rather see Doug Ducey run on the Rep side for the US Senate. He would be a far better candidate vs. Ms. Lake.
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