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Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) is directing her campaign to halt television advertising and canvassing activities during the coronavirus outbreak.
McSallys campaign said in a statement that it is not the time for politics and will instead be encouraging staffers to help those in their communities who are particularly vulnerable to contracting the virus.
This is not a time for politics; it is a time for us to remember that we are in this together as Americans, regardless of party or ideology, said McSally. As such, Ive directed my campaign to cease all television political adverting for at least the next 30 days. I have also suspended all door to door canvassing and have instead encouraged those staffers to help the elderly and vulnerable in their communities.
McSally added that she will dedicate 100% of her time to legislating in an effort to curb the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus. She urged her fellow lawmakers to join her in pausing their campaign efforts.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/488273-mcsally-directs-campaign-to-suspend-tv-ads-canvassing-amid-pandemic
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)A move that was universally seen as the wrong decision, because it looked like panic in a time when people were looking for steady, calm leadership.
WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)and she's out of money.
Tanuki
(14,919 posts)"...Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) went so far as to ask the CDC to reimburse states and cities for efforts to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
Yet all four of these senators, along with most Republicans in the Senate and Congress, voted in 2017 to take $1 billion away from the CDCs Prevention and Public Health Fund when they voted to repeal Obamacare.
That same year, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials warned of dire consequences if the fund were to be eliminated, saying core public health programs would cease to exist if the Republican-backed bill became law.
At the time, the senators defended their votes to repeal Obamacare and eliminate funds for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, with Ernst saying Obamacare was not sustainable, McSally calling it the wrong approach, Gardner calling it simply unacceptable, and Tillis claiming his vote was part of an obligation to fix a broken health care system.
Ernst, Tillis, and Gardner were senators when they voted to do away with the Prevention and Public Health Fund, and McSally was a member of the House. Both the House and Senate versions of the repeal tried to eliminate the fund.
The House-backed bill passed by a 217-213 vote, with support from only Republicans. The repeal bill failed in a 49-51 vote in the Senate, with all 49 votes in support of the repeal coming from Republicans. No Democrats in the House or Senate voted for the repeal."....
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I suppose she wouldn't want her Democratic opponent, Mark Kelly, to point out that inconvenient truth, or the fact that McSally also voted for full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. I hope the ads continue and hammer home the reality of exactly who she is and what she stands for. Moscow Mitch pulled the same crap yesterday, urging Amy McGrath to suspend her ads. I hope nobody complies with these pathetic attempts to hide from accountability.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)1M tests within 1 month since first detected H1N1 case in the US under Obama. He had them ready by the time US was hit.
Firebrand Gary
(5,044 posts)dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)Mitch McConnell's bullshit of saying Amy McGrath should suspend TV ads during this crisis.
Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em all. Republicans are running scared. Dems need to keep the pressure on.
Midnight Writer
(21,769 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,150 posts)Asshole knows she's going to lose and wants to have something to blame it on other than her being a fucking fool.