What happens in Arizona stands to shape national politics. Republicans need to gain just one Senate seat to assume control of that chamber, with its powers to confirm or deny presidential appointments
They are the “Trump ticket”: Blake Masters, Kari Lake, Mark Finchem and Abraham Hamadeh, the Republican candidates for the top offices of government in Arizona,Perhaps nowhere else in the country is the imprint of Donald Trump, and with him the outlook for U.S. democracy, more closely bound to Tuesday’sWhat happens in Arizona stands to shape national politics, with Mr. Masters, the Republican Senate candidate, vying to unseat the Democratic incumbent, Mark Kelly.
That has made Arizona the object of exuberance for those who believe the former president should still be in the White House. This weekend, the four Trump ticket candidates – all of whom have either denied that Mr. Trump lost or refused to pledge acceptance of Tuesday’s vote results – came together for a campaign bus tour, joined by far-right influencers eager to be a part of it all. Among them was Rogan O’Handley, who goes by the handle “DC Draino.
tens of thousands of dollars to people who were among the “fake electors” who sought to deliver falsified votes showing Mr. Trump won the 2020 vote in Arizona, according to federal election spending records firstMr. Finchem was in the crowd surrounding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
But the dark warnings have been laughed off by the Trump ticket, particularly as they see polls showing neck-and-neck races. The media “claim they are guardians of democracy,” Mr. Hamadeh, the Republican candidate for attorney-general, said this weekend. “They’re the biggest threat to democracy.”