Barack Obama returns to Arizona to show support for Democratic candidates Sen. Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs and others endorsed by the former president.
Former President Barack Obama was coming to Phoenix on Wednesday to hold a rally for Democrats running for some of the state's top offices. His visit comes less than a week before Election Day and as polls continue to show tight races across the ballot.
Giles highlighted contrasts between Mark Kelly and Blake Masters, Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake, and others on the ballot, explaining why he’s supporting the Democrats. He said Kelly is a great senator for his city and the state. And he said if Lake’s elected, she would spend more time at Mar-a-Lago than Mesa.
“We are going to win this election, friends, because we must win this election,” she said. “American democracy runs through the state of Arizona in 2022. We know that. We are running against candidates up and down the ballot who have said they would not have certified the 2020 election.” Gallego closed his approximately five-minute speech by leading the crowd in a “Yes we can!” chant for various items like protecting women’s right to choose, bringing jobs to Arizona and electing all the Democrats on the ballot.
"I am hopeful that Obama's credibility will translate to the other Democratic candidates being trustworthy in Arizona," Smith said. She believes that events like this should have happened more often instead of waiting until less than a week before Election Day. “I think we should have been more aggressive a long time ago,” Colwell said. She added that she is counting on the youth vote to get Democrats elected since they “don’t like people’s civil rights getting taken away.”The crowd in the packed gym was energized, filling bleachers and the floor and cheering to songs like “Come on Eileen” and “Dancing Queen” as they waited for the programming and candidate speeches to begin. Some held campaign signs.
She said she’s “very nervous” about who will win the Senate and governor’s races and is encouraging other women to get out and vote.Former president Donald Trump called into a phone rally with GOP candidates for U.S. Senate Blake Masters and gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake on Wednesday evening.
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