{"id":509224,"date":"2022-11-12T06:19:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T03:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kelly-win-in-arizona-puts-dems-1-seat-from-senate-control\/"},"modified":"2022-11-12T06:19:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T03:19:53","slug":"kelly-win-in-arizona-puts-dems-1-seat-from-senate-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kelly-win-in-arizona-puts-dems-1-seat-from-senate-control\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems 1 seat from Senate control"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c16fa1ce51\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c16fa1ce51\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kelly-win-in-arizona-puts-dems-1-seat-from-senate-control\/#Kelly_win_in_Arizona_puts_Dems_1_seat_from_Senate_control\" >Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems 1 seat from Senate control<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kelly_win_in_Arizona_puts_Dems_1_seat_from_Senate_control\"><\/span>Kelly win in Arizona puts Dems 1 seat from Senate control<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 Democratic Sen. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mark-kelly\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Kelly\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Mark Kelly<\/a> won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-government-and-politics-arizona-senate-elections-election-2020-e80b92e3f88b4dea032454983c8cd6fb\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blake Masters\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Blake Masters<\/a> to put his party one victory away from clinching <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/2022-midterm-elections\" data-ylk=\"slk:control of the chamber\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">control of the chamber<\/a> for the next two years of Joe Biden\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>With Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019 tiebreaking vote, Democrats can retain control of the Senate by winning either the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-las-vegas-nevada-catherine-cortez-masto-075cad0e9b3f057730514bf9ca13fb67?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_02\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nevada race\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Nevada race<\/a>, which remains too early to call, or next month\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/how-georgia-senate-runoff-works-c5b2edcb3ef8617c1a9a8343cd2fd00f\" data-ylk=\"slk:runoff in Georgia.\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">runoff in Georgia.<\/a> Republicans now must win both those races to take the majority.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona race is one of a handful of contests that Republicans targeted in their bid to take control of the 50-50 Senate. It was a test of the inroads that Kelly and other Democrats have made in a state once reliably dominated by the GOP. Kelly\u2019s victory suggests <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-legislature-218ad4d596e87c6b1a223f19f817776e\" data-ylk=\"slk:Democratic success in Arizona\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Democratic success in Arizona<\/a> was not an aberration during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Other Arizona contests, including the closely watched race for governor between Democrat Katie Hobbs and Republican Kari Lake, were too early to call Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly, a former NASA astronaut who\u2019s flown in space four times, is married to former U.S. Rep. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/gabrielle-giffords\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gabby Giffords\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Gabby Giffords<\/a>, who inspired the nation with her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head during an assassination attempt in 2011 that killed six people and injured 13. Kelly and Giffords went on to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/3a46ed8e42e442fd8192831023036fb9\" data-ylk=\"slk:co-found a gun safety advocacy group\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">co-found a gun safety advocacy group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-virus-outbreak-senate-elections-arizona-phoenix-9b9c0c476d8e16aa3f7d7e7fef8d288c\" data-ylk=\"slk:victory in a 2020 special election\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">victory in a 2020 special election<\/a> spurred by the death of Republican Sen. John McCain gave Democrats both of Arizona\u2019s Senate seats for the first time in 70 years. The shift was propelled by the state\u2019s fast-changing demographics and the unpopularity of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly\u2019s 2022 campaign largely focused on his support for abortion rights, protecting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security, lowering drug prices and ensuring a stable water supply in the midst of a drought, which has curtailed Arizona\u2019s cut of Colorado River water.<\/p>\n<p>With President Joe Biden struggling with low <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval ratings, Kelly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-arizona-campaigns-phoenix-47951240086781aee95b93ce0a8f87c1\" data-ylk=\"slk:distanced himself from the president\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">distanced himself from the president<\/a>, particularly on border security, and played down his Democratic affiliation amid angst about the state of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>He also styled himself as an independent willing to buck his party, in the style of McCain.<\/p>\n<p>Masters, an acolyte of billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, tried to penetrate Kelly\u2019s independent image, aligning him with Biden\u2019s failure to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and tamp down on rampant inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Masters endeared himself to many GOP primary voters with his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-technology-presidential-arizona-2fe9856ac05cb650feb287c7a208b0bb\" data-ylk=\"slk:penchant for provocation\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">penchant for provocation<\/a> and contrarian thinking. He called for privatizing Social Security, took a hard-line stance against abortion and promoted a racist theory popular with white nationalists that Democrats are seeking to use immigration to replace white people in America.<\/p>\n<p>But after emerging bruised from a contentious primary, Masters struggled to raise money and was put on the defense over his controversial positions.<\/p>\n<p>He earned Trump\u2019s endorsement after claiming \u201cTrump won in 2020,\u201d but under pressure during a debate last month, he acknowledged he hasn\u2019t seen evidence the election was rigged. He later doubled down on the false claim that Trump won.<\/p>\n<p>After the primary, he scrubbed some of his more controversial positions from his website, but it wasn\u2019t enough for the moderate swing voters who decided the election.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow the AP\u2019s coverage of the 2022 midterm elections at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/2022-midterm-elections\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/2022-midterm-elections\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/2022-midterm-elections<\/a>. 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