Republicans are preparing for a red tsunami on Election Day and a last-minute development is giving the GOP a boost in a critical Senate race.
Early Tuesday, Arizona Libertarian Senate candidate Marc Victor announced he was dropping out of the race one week before Election Day and endorsing Republican candidate Blake Masters.
“I found Blake to be generally supportive of the Live and Let Live Global Peace Movement,” Victor said in a statement on Tuesday. “Likewise, we found ourselves in general agreement about how to improve America and advance the cause of freedom and peace. After that discussion, I believe it is in the best interests of freedom and peace to withdraw my candidacy and enthusiastically support Blake Masters for United States Senate. I intend to assist in any way reasonably possible to elect Blake.”
“This is another major boost of momentum as we consolidate our support,” Mr. Masters said in a statement to The New York Times.
Victor had previously been funded at least in part by Democrats, likely in hopes of redirecting some votes away from the Republican nominee. However, Victor's choice to endorse Masters deals a tough blow to Democrats in a race they're desperate to win.
Donations included $5,000 from the Save Democracy PAC, which says on its website that it is pursuing “a nationwide effort to confront and defeat Republican extremism” and another $5,000 from Defeat Republicans PAC. In May, Ron Conway, the California-based Democratic investor, gave Mr. Victor part of more than $45,000 in donations from various people who share the Conway last name in California; those funds account for about one-third of everything Mr. Victor raised in total.
According to a report from The Times, Victor and Masters reportedly spoke on the phone for more than 20 minutes Tuesday morning regarding his decision to drop out of the race. A source shared the call is expected to be made public.
The Arizona Senate race is expected to be one of the most closely watched races in the country as both parties wrestle over control of the upper chamber.
Democrat Mark Kelly has maintained a slight edge over Masters throughout the campaign but the Republican nominee has been rapidly closing the gap in the last weeks leading up to Election Day. RealClearPolitics has labeled the race a “toss up” but has projected Republicans to pick up the seat.
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Don’t worry, dems will find a way to cheat. They always do!
Should that happen this just might be the year for a voters uprising. The left just keeps pushing this country closer and closer to that second American revolution that’s been talked about for a number of years now. When it happens it will tear this country apart and the United States of America just might no longer exist.
Good luck.