Opinion: Democrats loved calling Kari Lake and Blake Masters 'unelectable' in the primary. But they never addressed key issues for voters, to their detriment.
Opinion: Democrats loved calling Kari Lake and Blake Masters 'unelectable' in the primary. But they never addressed key issues for voters, to their detriment.Everyone can feel the ground shifting, and it’s not the ripples of a California earthquake. Arizona’s political fault line is rumbling and it’s breaking the Republicans’ way.
For all the summer talk of Republicans choosing bad candidates, the Democrats are the ones with buyer’s remorse. Sen. Mark Kelly hasn’t been much better. With a war chest dwarfing his opponent’s, Kelly inundated the airwaves and internet with endless ads about abortion, abortion and abortion. With 40-year-highs on inflation, sky-high energy prices, a loose border and a likely recession, voters had other issues top of mind.
As the primaries wrapped up, I strongly advised all candidates to talk about issues voters care about. Crazy, I know. The GOP moved on from relitigating 2020 while Democrats stuck to talking points from the primary.this past week listed the top issues for voters. Unsurprisingly, they are inflation, the economy and immigration. Not so coincidentally, these are the top three issues Republican candidates have focused on.
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