Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s ability to hold off late momentum from Trump-backed GOP nominee Blake Masters will be key to Democrats’ hopes of defending their narrow Senate majority
Nowhere in the country has the struggle between election denialists and democracy defenders played out in more vivid detail than in Arizona, where . Now running for a full six-year term, Kelly – a retired astronaut and the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords – entered the race in an enviable position as a formidable fundraiser with a personal brand that lent him bipartisan appeal in Arizona, where a third of the electorate are independents.
” Masters encouraged his crowd to be “the tip of the spear” and to go out and “manufacture this red wave” – one the GOP hopes will help them gain control of the Senate, which is currently split 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
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