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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Wed Feb 13, 2019, 09:13 AM Feb 2019

Progressive groups launch ads, website to draft Gallego for Arizona Senate

Source: Politico

Latino Victory Fund and Democracy for America are rolling out digital ads and a website Wednesday in their latest effort to convince Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego to run for the late Republican Sen. John McCain’s Arizona Senate seat in 2020.

Latino Victory, a PAC that supports Latino candidates, first launched its effort to draft Gallego in September of last year. But the group’s latest move, in partnership with DFA, comes one day after former Astronaut and Navy veteran Mark Kelly announced he will run for the Senate seat as a Democrat.

One of the digital ads includes a photo of Gallego next to text that reads: “It’s time Arizonans are represented by a Latino in the U.S. Senate.” The ads will target voters in Arizona on Facebook and Twitter and will run for several weeks.

Shortly after Kelly announced his candidacy in a 4½-minute announcement video, which featured his wife, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Gallego tweeted that he was still “looking seriously” at a Senate run.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/13/ruben-gallego-arizona-draft-2020-1167359

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Progressive groups launch ads, website to draft Gallego for Arizona Senate (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2019 OP

That's what the primaries are for NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #1

Mark Kelly would be an excellent Senator - if I had a choice he would be it. George II Feb 2019 #3

Gallego's people reached out to me for a meeting earlier this month... brooklynite Feb 2019 #2

I'm waiting for a call from Mark Kelly's people .... nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #5

I saw him and Gabby Giffords in West Hartford back in 2016. They're amazing together. George II Feb 2019 #6

Isn't Mark Kelly "pure" enough? Apollyonus Feb 2019 #4

I always get nervous when I see that DFA is involved. George II Feb 2019 #7

Yeah ... weakening our strongest candidates Apollyonus Feb 2019 #11

Phoenix here LogicFirst Feb 2019 #8

I worry about RW/external ratfuckery here. jmbar2 Feb 2019 #9

So, are you telling us that every Primary is now a attempt by Republicans to screw us? brooklynite Feb 2019 #10

Not necessarily... jmbar2 Feb 2019 #12

Are you telling us that Gallego, a Democratic Congressman, is being fronted by Republicans? brooklynite Feb 2019 #14

Gallego's a good guy and is one of President Asshole's harshest critics. BlueStater Feb 2019 #13

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

1. That's what the primaries are for

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 09:24 AM

Feb 2019

but, I think Kelly is a good candidate for Arizona.

George II

(67,782 posts)

3. Mark Kelly would be an excellent Senator - if I had a choice he would be it.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 09:45 AM

Feb 2019

brooklynite

(94,713 posts)

2. Gallego's people reached out to me for a meeting earlier this month...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 09:38 AM

Feb 2019

I assume he’s serious about running.

Apollyonus

(812 posts)

5. I'm waiting for a call from Mark Kelly's people .... nt

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 10:21 AM

Feb 2019

George II

(67,782 posts)

6. I saw him and Gabby Giffords in West Hartford back in 2016. They're amazing together.

Reply to Apollyonus (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 10:57 AM

Feb 2019

Apollyonus

(812 posts)

4. Isn't Mark Kelly "pure" enough?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 10:20 AM

Feb 2019

George II

(67,782 posts)

7. I always get nervous when I see that DFA is involved.

Reply to Apollyonus (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 10:58 AM

Feb 2019

Apollyonus

(812 posts)

11. Yeah ... weakening our strongest candidates

Reply to George II (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 11:44 AM

Feb 2019

in search of purity. The purest of pure candidates may succeed in NY burroughs, Seattle or San Francisco but in reddish-purple Arizona it is probably going to be a bust.

LogicFirst

(572 posts)

8. Phoenix here

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 11:02 AM

Feb 2019

No, no, no. Gallego is powerful where he is and he is needed in the House. Don't mess with Mark Kelly's plans.

jmbar2

(4,905 posts)

9. I worry about RW/external ratfuckery here.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2019, 11:15 AM

Feb 2019

Mark Kelly is a super-powerful voice for gun control. Powerful forces want to derail him ASAP.

Gallegos may be also a good candidate, but the ratfuckers would really like to see the left splintered, especially along race/culture/ethnic lines.

Please don't fall for it. Every evil nation on earth now knows how to pit Americans against each other to manipulate elections.

Ratfucking is our greatest foe going forward. We must develop strategies for dealing with it rather than falling into internecine warfare. That's what they want us to do.