{"id":1736647,"date":"2022-11-13T06:12:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T11:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1736647"},"modified":"2022-11-13T06:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T11:48:41","slug":"blake-masters-slams-mcconnell-for-lack-of-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blake-masters-slams-mcconnell-for-lack-of-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Blake Masters Slams McConnell for Lack of Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fblake-masters-slams-mcconnell-for-lack-of-support%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=1736647&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/a7c04b35-29a2-447d-a96e-c49b4583a144-1110x740-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A week ago, Arizona businessman Blake Masters seemed poised to defeat incumbent Senator Mark Warner for a US Senate seat in Tuesday\u2019s midterms. After inexplicable (and unforgivable) delays in counting the votes, Warner was finally declared the winner by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsNation\/status\/1591267451505119232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decision Desk HQ<\/a> <\/em>Friday night, as <em>RedState<\/em>\u2019s Cameron Arcand <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/carcand\/2022\/11\/11\/breaking-decision-desk-projects-az-sen-mark-kelly-to-win-re-election-n655921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ARIZONA RACE CALLED: Incumbent Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaptMarkKelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CaptMarkKelly<\/a> is projected to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AZSenate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AZSenate<\/a> race, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NewsNation<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DecisionDeskHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DecisionDeskHQ<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Election2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Arizona?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Arizona<\/a> More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H7whjftpqG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/H7whjftpqG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yuwfNhDBp0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/yuwfNhDBp0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NewsNation (@NewsNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsNation\/status\/1591267451505119232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s a serious blow to the GOP\u2019s hopes to regain the Senate majority, leaving them with very little room for a path forward. Nevada\u2019s Adam Laxalt is in an exceptionally tight race with Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, and as of this writing, he leads by a tenth of a percentage point. Meanwhile, Herschel Walker is hoping to knock off Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock in a runoff for a Georgia senate seat on December 6.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP\u2019s hopes for taking the House are still alive, although it looks like a much slimmer majority than we hoped and expected.<\/p>\n<p>Masters went on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/shows\/tucker-carlson-tonight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson Tonight<\/a> before the race was officially called to express his frustration that he didn\u2019t receive more support from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe people who control the purse strings, Senate Leadership Fund, Mitch McConnell\u2014McConnell decided to spend millions of dollars attacking a fellow Republican in Alaska instead of helping me defeat Senator Mark Kelly,\u201d an <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/3731843-masters-slams-mcconnell-over-campaign-spending-says-he-shouldnt-be-senate-gop-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animated Masters<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad he chosen to spend money in Arizona, this race would be over we\u2019d be celebrating a Senate Majority right now,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tucker Carlson and Blake Masters have the knives are out for Mitch McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/63qveOqAqO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/63qveOqAqO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1591240109701361664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The McConnell-aligned political action committee known as the Senate Leadership Fund <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/streiff\/2022\/10\/26\/mitch-mcconnells-super-pac-pulls-funds-from-close-senate-races-where-the-candidates-are-critical-of-him-n649402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">withdrew millions of dollars<\/a> from Arizona in August and September, severely hampering Masters\u2019 ability to get his message out. Meanwhile, Paypal founder and billionaire Peter Thiel was an early Masters booster, but as our <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/joesquire\/2022\/10\/13\/much-needed-spending-on-masters-campaign-in-arizona-doesnt-look-like-its-coming-n642690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Cunningham reported<\/a>, he too failed to produce when it mattered most. Thiel reached out to McConnell\u2019s PAC in October, but by then it was too late in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Where did The Turtle spend precious Leadership Fund money? In Alaska, to re-elect Senator Lisa Murkowski (whose main opponent was another Republican) and give her \u201ca vote of confidence.\u201d Personally, I\u2019d much rather see Blake Masters in the Senate than Murkowski, whose votes are unreliable at best.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Blake Masters\u2019 race is probably going to be decided by less than 30,000 votes and Mitch McConnell decided to spend $9M in Alaska to help a pro-abortion Republican beat an America First Republican for no other reason than Blake said he wouldn\u2019t support him for majority leader. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x3hrud9pi7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/x3hrud9pi7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1591209123907239936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As I <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bobhoge\/2022\/11\/11\/is-it-time-to-ditch-mitch-rubio-calls-for-delay-in-gop-senate-leadership-vote-n657716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote Friday<\/a>, others are also questioning McConnell\u2019s leadership skills. Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Missouri\u2019s Josh Hawley called for next week\u2019s vote for the Republican leader in the Senate to be delayed until the outcome of the Herschel Walker runoff is decided. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/11\/11\/gop-senators-call-for-postponing-leadership-elections-00066532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circulated a letter<\/a> proposing just that, and were supported by others, including Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). However, later Friday, their efforts were denied, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/11\/11\/gop-senators-call-for-postponing-leadership-elections-00066532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>GOP leaders are sticking to their schedule, however. Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) wrote all GOP senators on Friday afternoon to tell them he supports a \u201crobust\u201d discussion about the GOP agenda. Nevertheless, he said the party will hold its leadership elections on Wednesday as planned and said the Senate GOP should have a discussion on Tuesday at its first post-election party lunch \u201cso every senator has a chance to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe a promising young candidate like Masters was served well by Republican leadership here. He clearly had better solutions for Arizona than did Mark Warner, and with some more help, perhaps he would have been able to cross the finish line as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of blame going around for the GOP\u2019s lackluster midterms performance\u2014it\u2019s Trump\u2019s fault, it\u2019s questionable elections, it\u2019s \u201ccandidate quality.\u201d But this one feels like an unforced error, and one that Republican leadership has itself to blame for.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson asked Blake Masters why, in his opinion, McConnell wouldn\u2019t help in Arizona. Masters\u2019 response was forthright, and left me wondering what could have been:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">I will leave it to the viewer to decide whether it is just malice or whether it\u2019s gross incompetence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But clearly, Mitch McConnell cares about Mitch McConnell and less about a Senate majority or the people of America. I think we need a change, and that\u2019s why I ran for office and one way or another, change is coming\u2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Let\u2019s not vote Mitch McConnell into leadership. He doesn\u2019t deserve to be majority leader <em>or<\/em> minority leader.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\nTrending on Redstate Video\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago, Arizona businessman Blake Masters seemed poised to defeat incumbent Senator Mark Warner for a US Senate seat in Tuesday\u2019s midterms. 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