Last election cycle, enough competitive Senate races went Democrats' way to give them a fragile 51-49 majority in the upper chamber. But the party is staring down a difficult electoral map for 2024, one that got even worse on Monday with Rep. Ruben Gallego's (D-AZ) entrance into the Arizona Senate…
Last election cycle, enough competitive Senate races went Democrats' way to give them a fragile 51-49 majority in the upper chamber. But the party is staring down a difficult electoral map for 2024, one that got even worse on Monday with Rep. Ruben Gallego's entrance into the Arizona Senate race.
“One has to evaluate very carefully if it’s worth tempting fate in such a way, where, best intentions aside, you end up having a very winnable race for either Sinema or, absolutely, for Gallego. You could end up handing an otherwise winnable Democratic seat to a Republican,” he added.Gallego told Politico this week that fears his candidacy will split Democratic votes in the state are overblown.
Throughout Kelly’s most recent successful campaign, he catered to this key voting bloc by playing up his disagreements with President Joe Biden on immigration policy and casting himself in the mold of his predecessor, the late Sen. John McCain . For this reason, some Democrats in the state worry about how a progressive like Gallego will fare with the state’s electorate.
“He's got energy and momentum, and he's got time to build a coalition. I mean, I’m never gonna bet against a Latino in Arizona or Latino who was a Marine,” he added. “I think if he's got enough of the business community, independents, stakeholders across the state, he could be formidable.” “Look, Sen. Sinema is an excellent Congress member and Senate member, and she’s done a lot of good things here, but it’s much too early to make a decision,” he said during his weekly press conference when asked whether he would endorse the Arizona senator over a Democratic challenger.
“Obviously, we’d love to have her become a Republican or at least caucus [with] Republicans. That would make things a little more clear,” said Sen. John Thune , the minority whip.
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