{"id":1719365,"date":"2022-11-01T09:18:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1719365"},"modified":"2022-11-01T09:18:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T13:18:21","slug":"libertarian-candidate-endorses-blake-masters-in-late-shakeup-of-arizona-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libertarian-candidate-endorses-blake-masters-in-late-shakeup-of-arizona-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Libertarian Candidate Endorses Blake Masters In Late Shakeup Of Arizona Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flibertarian-candidate-endorses-blake-masters-in-late-shakeup-of-arizona-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1719365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Libertarian candidate Marc Victor dropped out of the U.S. Senate race in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a> on Tuesday and endorsed his GOP opponent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/blake-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The late stage shakeup comes a week before the election and has the potential to swing what has become a close race between Masters and incumbent Democratic Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mark-kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Kelly<\/a>. Masters has trailed Kelly for most of the race but has closed the gap in the past month. Election forecasters for outlets such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/politico-election-forecaster-shifts-az-senate-to-toss-up-after-late-blake-masters-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/analysis\/senate\/arizona-senate\/arizona-senate-shifts-back-toss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cook Political Report<\/a> have moved the Arizona Senate rate from a Democratic-leaning race to a toss-up in response.<\/p>\n<p>Victor consistently polled in the single digits throughout the race and was never believed to have a viable shot at winning. His single digit support could prove crucial for Masters in a close race, however. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ohpredictive.com\/press-releases\/ohpi-poll-of-record-close-races-up-and-down-the-ticket-in-arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio Predictive Insights<\/a> released the latest poll measuring Victor\u2019s support on Monday, pegging it at 3%. The same poll had Kelly and Masters separated by just 2%: 48% to 46%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is another major boost of momentum as we consolidate our support,\u201d Masters said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/01\/us\/politics\/blake-masters-marc-victor-arizona.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Victor, who campaigned as the \u201clive and let live\u201d candidate, said in video put out Tuesday morning that he made the decision to endorse Masters after having a conversation with the GOP candidate about his support for the \u201cglobal peace movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talked through many, many issues. We talked about a lot of economic issues, we talked about a lot of civil liberty issues. And while we don\u2019t see eye-to-eye on everything, I feel very confident after that conversation that Blake Masters is going to do everything he possibly can to further the interests of the Live and Let Live Global Peace Movement,\u201d Victor said.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>While Kelly has led most polls, he, along with numerous Democrats across the country, has faced significant headwinds heading into the midterms. President Joe Biden\u2019s unpopularity with voters and concerns about inflation and crime have created a hostile election environment for Democrats. To compensate, Kelly has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/news-kelly-rated-among-most-bipartisan-senators-data-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touted<\/a> analyses that name him one of the most bipartisan lawmakers in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The Masters campaign has been quick to point out that Kelly has voted with Biden 95% of the time over the past two years, according to an analysis of Kelly\u2019s voting record by <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/biden-congress-votes\/mark-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Libertarian candidate Marc Victor dropped out of the U.S. Senate race in Arizona on Tuesday and endorsed his GOP opponent, Blake Masters. The late stage shakeup comes a week before the election and has the potential to swing what has become a close race between Masters and incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. 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