Arizona looking like a problem for Dems

 Monica Showalter:

After Arizona's primary, Mark Kelly is starting to sweat

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 Do Democrats have reason to worry?  Well, Townhall's Katie Pavlich has noticed that incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly, who will face off against Trump-endorsed Republican Blake Masters, who won in a cakewalk, certainly sounds nervous:

In an email to supporters, Kelly noted the strength of Masters' Trump endorsement and fretted about low fundraising dollars. 

"It's official: We have our Republican opponent in Arizona. Here's what that means for our race: Experts all over the country agree: Arizona is going to be one of the closest races in the country this year. And now that the stage is set for November, all eyes are on us," Kelly wrote. "My opponent has the full support and endorsement of Donald Trump. So we can expect more rallies and attacks from the former president aimed at amping up his base. All the strength Trump can drum up is on its way."

"I know you've gotten a lot of emails from me recently, but we can't start the general election off on the wrong foot. And right now, we're falling behind our fundraising goals," he continued. "The amount isn't as important as the donation itself, because it's going to take A LOT of people chipping in as much as they can to reach our goal. Help us fight back and win this November."

So he's got fundraising problems, and he's worried about the Trump effect, something that polite society has always assured us was the kiss of death to candidates.

Yes, he ought to be worried.  Perhaps he's taken a look at his own voting record, because Arizona's voters probably have.

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Kelly has been a reliable Dem supporter voting with Schumer 98% of the time.  That is a good reason to vote against him.

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