{"id":2315568,"date":"2024-07-29T15:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-shores-up-support-from-this-border-state-elected-official-with-crucial-endorsement-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:47:33","slug":"harris-shores-up-support-from-this-border-state-elected-official-with-crucial-endorsement-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-shores-up-support-from-this-border-state-elected-official-with-crucial-endorsement-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris shores up support from this border-state elected official with crucial endorsement &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fharris-shores-up-support-from-this-border-state-elected-official-with-crucial-endorsement-washington-examiner%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=2315568&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>Mesa, Arizona&#8217;s Republican mayor John Giles has made headlines by endorsing Vice President Kamala\u200d Harris, \u2064the likely\u200b Democratic nominee for president, instead of supporting former President Donald\u200b Trump, the Republican frontrunner. \u2063In \u200can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">op-ed<\/a>, Giles emphasized\u2062 a commitment \u2064to &#8220;country over party,&#8221; urging other Arizona Republicans to consider their duty to restore faith in democratic \u2064institutions. \u2062Citing Trump&#8217;s refusal to \u200daccept the \u200b2020 election results as \u200ba \u200bsignificant \u200cfactor in the party&#8217;s struggles, Giles argued for a return to the core values \u2063of\u2064 the GOP. He criticized Trump\u2063 for\u2064 failing to support\u2064 Arizona during\u2064 his presidency and implied \u2062that the problems at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">southern border<\/a> were exacerbated\u2064 by Trump&#8217;s policies. Giles&#8217; endorsement\u200d adds to a \u2063list of Democratic endorsements from \u200bvarious Arizona mayors, signaling a notable shift among some Republican officials in \u2062the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris shores up support from this border-state elected official with crucial endorsement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696132\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> mayor of Mesa, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a>, John Giles, has endorsed Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, the presumed Democratic nominee, for president.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Giles, who has been the mayor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Phoenix<\/a> suburb for 10 years, said he plans to put &ldquo;country over party&rdquo; this election instead of backing the top of the Republican ticket: former President Donald Trump. Giles joins a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KateWGallego\/status\/1817977351306887371\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>list of Arizona mayors<\/a> supporting Harris, including Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett, and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe my party has a moral and ethical responsibility to restore faith in our democratic institutions. In the spirit of the late Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John McCain<\/a>&rsquo;s motto, &lsquo;Country First,&rsquo; I call on other Arizona Republicans to join me in choosing country over party this election and to vote against Donald Trump,&rdquo; Giles wrote in an op-ed published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/opinion\/op-ed\/2024\/07\/29\/mesa-mayor-republican-vote-kamala-harris\/74583703007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the <em>Arizona Republic<\/em><\/a>  on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said that because &ldquo;Donald Trump refused to accept the outcome of the 2020 election, Republicans have yet to course correct,&rdquo; believing &ldquo;the time has come for my fellow Arizona Republicans to return to the core foundations of the Grand Old Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Giles said he believes Trump did not support Arizona&rsquo;s cities during his presidency, pointing to &ldquo;election denialism and an erosion of trust in our justice system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Grand Canyon State is <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4558118-arizona-becomes-ground-zero-for-2024-election-misinformation-fears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ground zero<\/a> in the fight against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-full-timeline-of-the-fiery-candace-owens-cardi-b-feud\/\" title=\"The Full Timeline Of The Fiery Candace Owens\/Cardi B Feud\u00a0\">repeated false claims<\/a> to disrupt our electoral process &mdash; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/10\/politics\/arizona-fake-electors-kifle-invs\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fake presidential electors<\/a> attempting to undermine Arizona&rsquo;s election, to a sham &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanoversight.org\/investigation\/the-arizona-senates-partisan-audit-of-maricopa-county-election-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>audit<\/a>&rsquo; by Arizona Senate Republicans that was spurred by <a href=\"https:\/\/azmirror.com\/2021\/07\/28\/election-conspiracy-theorist-groups-paid-5-7-million-for-the-arizona-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conspiracy theories<\/a>,&rdquo; Giles wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona-Mexico border spans over 370 miles, and Giles blamed any existing problems at the southern border on Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Significant reforms to immigration and border policies that would have addressed the crisis at our southern border were blocked by Trump because he didn&rsquo;t want the problem solved. He wanted to exploit it for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/02\/05\/trump-denounces-border-bill-as-gift-to-democrats-as-gop-rage-imperils-senate-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>personal political gain<\/a>,&rdquo; Giles said.<\/p>\n<p>He viewed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s administration as better delivering for Arizonans as compared to the Trump administration. Giles pointed to &ldquo;historic federal funding&rdquo; at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport under Biden&rsquo;s Infrastructure Act and the CHIPS Act.<\/p>\n<p>Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix and Tucson, and it is the 36th-largest city in the United States. Giles is not up for election this year as he is term-limited.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Arizona leaders like McCain and Sen. Mark Kelly have embodied the commitment to country over party. And it&rsquo;s that same high caliber of character and leadership I see in Vice President Harris,&rdquo; Giles wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It will take Arizona Republicans, independents and Democrats standing together against a far-right agenda. Let us put country over party by voting to stop Trump and protect our democracy,&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696132\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696132\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris gains vital backing from a border-state official with key endorsement. John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, has publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is expected to be the Democratic nominee for president. After serving as mayor of this Phoenix suburb for a decade, Giles expressed his intention to prioritize &#8220;country over party&#8221; in this election rather than supporting the leading Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump. He joins other Arizona mayors in endorsing Harris, including Kate Gallego of Phoenix, Becky Daggett of Flagstaff, and Regina Romero of Tucson. In an op-ed published in the Arizona Republic on Monday, Giles stated that he believes his party has a moral obligation to restore trust in democratic institutions. Echoing the late Senator John McCain&#8217;s principle of &#8220;Country First,&#8221; he urged fellow Arizona Republicans to choose country over party and vote against Trump. He criticized Trump for not accepting the results of the 2020 election and suggested that Republicans have yet to correct their course since then. According to Giles, it is time for Arizona Republicans to return to foundational principles of their party. He accused Trump of neglecting support for Arizona cities during his presidency and highlighted issues such as election denialism and diminishing trust in justice systems as problematic outcomes during Trump&#8217;s tenure. He described Arizona as being at the forefront of challenges posed by false claims aimed at disrupting elections\u2014citing instances like fake presidential electors and a dubious audit initiated by state Senate Republicans based on conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>Giles attributed existing problems at the southern border largely to Trump&#8217;s actions: \u201cSignificant reforms needed for immigration and border policies were obstructed by Trump because he preferred exploiting these issues for personal political gain.\u201d He expressed confidence that President Joe Biden\u2019s administration has been more beneficial for Arizonans compared to Trump&#8217;s presidency\u2014pointing out significant federal funding received under Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Act and CHIPS Act at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.<\/p>\n<p>As Mesa ranks as Arizona&#8217;s third-largest city after Phoenix and Tucson\u2014and 36th largest nationwide\u2014Giles noted that he is not facing re-election this year due to term limits. In closing his op-ed, he remarked on how leaders like McCain and Senator Mark Kelly exemplify commitment to prioritizing country over party; similarly recognizing those qualities in Vice President Harris while calling upon Arizonans across political lines\u2014Republicans, independents, and Democrats\u2014to unite against far-right agendas by voting against Trump in order to safeguard democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2315569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/john-giles-mesa.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36556,13348,4021,3723,32076],"class_list":["post-2315568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-border-state","tag-endorsement","tag-harris","tag-support","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/john-giles-mesa.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}