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en. Martha McSally (R-AZ) is facing an uphill battle to retain her Senate seat against Democratic opponent Mark Kelly.
To add to the Arizona Republican's headaches, McSally's reelection campaign recently created an ad that accidentally used a picture of Kelly's twin brother, Scott Kelly, the Tucson Sentinel reported.
The twin brothers are both retired U.S. astronauts and engineers. Scott Kelly is now a private citizen, while his brother, Mark Kelly, is running to unseat McSally in the Senate.
The McSally campaign's latest attack ad used a photo of Scott Kelly giving a thumbs up, and accused Mark Kelly of being "a counterfeit." Kelly (the Democratic candidate) is a former U.S. Navy captain who is married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).
Polls show Kelly leading McSally by 11 points in the Arizona Senate race.
The mix-up wasn't the first time McSally has drawn scrutiny for faulty advertising. In April, McSally's campaign ran a television ad featuring a woman named Kristen Douglas, who was identified in the ad only as a "cancer survivor."
https://americanindependent.com/martha-mcsally-mark-kelly-arizona-senate-scott-kelly-gabrielle-giffords/
AZ8theist
(5,338 posts)I can't WAIT FOR HER to crawl back in to the slime from which she came.
FUCKING LYING GARBAGE. That's McSally. Here's what a REAL SENATOR is like:
SunSeeker
(51,367 posts)Farmergene
(76 posts)She lost to Kyrsten Sinema, but was appointed by the AZ governor to fill John McCain's seat. I dont remember her ever winning a campaign, and I don't think she will win this one.
sortasvenska7
(18 posts)The only election McSally won was for the renumbered congressional district that Gabby Giffords served before she resigned to focus on her recovery. So looking forward to having Mark as our junior senator senator here in Arizona!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)I agree it is well beyond time for poetic justice! And now only 2 days away!
padfun
(1,780 posts)Good to see more Arizonans here too. I lived there for near 20 years but moved away in 1986. I still have two brothers and a sister who live there, both around the Mesa, Gilbert area. And I go there every year for my brothers Super Bowl party in Gilbert. I don't think he will have one this year.
I am now retired in Sacramento. So, welcome!