DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

PHOENIX — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will be Arizona’s first Latino senator next year, NBC News projects, after he defeated Republican Kari Lake amid a protracted vote count in one of the key swing states. Trump won the state in 2016 and won it again this year by what appears to be his biggest margin in any of the core swing states. But he kept his message homed on the issues behind those identities, linking them to border security, comprehensive immigration reform and expanded mental health services for veterans. Gallego focused on his party’s strengths, like reproductive rights, but he also tried to tackle his party’s weaknesses head-on, advertising on issues like border security. Lake tried to tie Gallego to Biden and his administration on a host of issues, but especially border security, a key focus of hers during their lone debate in October.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, Republican Kari Lake, Gallego, Sen, Kyrsten Sinema, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, MAGA, Juntos Con Gallego, Biden, “ Trump, ”, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego Organizations: PHOENIX — Democratic, NBC News, Republican, Democratic, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Senate, Trump, Marine, Veterans, Juntos, Phoenix Mayor Locations: Arizona

☆ Arizona is a top presidential battleground. But the Senate and House races there are taking place in their own universe.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil_Hs.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In the House, two Republican congressmen are aiming to fend off a pair of Democratic former state legislators. Seven-term GOP Rep. David Schweikert is seeking to hang on against Amish Shah, a doctor, in the blue-trending Phoenix suburbs after winning by less than 1 point in 2022. And in the Tucson area, freshman Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani is facing a rematch against Kirsten Engel after previously winning by under 2 points. Arizona’s two highly competitive House racesBoth of these House races are rated as “toss-ups” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report With Amy Walter. “All four have distinct personalities,” said a Democratic operative working on House races, who spoke candidly on the condition of anonymity.

Persons: Mesa Mayor John Giles, Kamala Harris, Kari Lake, Donald Trump acolyte, Ruben Gallego, “, Donald Trump, ” Giles, hasn’t, David Schweikert, Shah, Juan Ciscomani, Kirsten Engel, Amy Walter, ”, Lake, “ Arizonans, Ciscomani, Blake Masters, Gallego, ” “, Trump, Lake’s, Don, Bacon, Dan Conston, Harris, Sen, John McCain, “ I’ve, I’m, ” Roberta Voss, Eli Crane, Crane, Jonathan Nez, Kevin McCarthy midsession, McCarthy, Marson Organizations: Mesa Mayor, Republican, Democratic, Senate, GOP, Trump, Nebraska Rep, Congressional, Fund, NBC News, Social Security, Navajo Nation, ” Arizona Republican, American Locations: Arizona, Phoenix, Tucson, Omaha, Navajo, ” Arizona

☆ After Democrats' long-held edge, Team Trump starts to close the battleground ad spending gap: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

After Democrats’ long-held edge, Team Trump starts to close the battleground ad spending gapBy Ben KamisarIf you live in a swing state and are already sick of seeing presidential campaign ads, buckle up. Over that same period of time, the Trump campaign spent less than $230,000. But over the last two weeks, a dramatic shift from the Trump campaign has helped close the gap. It has spent a total of $13 million in those key states, compared to $16.5 million from the Harris campaign. But we’ve written before about how Republicans have cut into the Democrats’ fundraising edge, and these ad spending numbers show the fruits of that effort.

Persons: Ben Kamisar, Alex Tabet, ’, Team Trump, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Biden, they’ll, it’s, Ruben Gallego, “ Ruben Gallego, David Hathaway, Kari Lake, Gallego, —, ” Gallego, Nasr, ted Auto W, ged Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Phoenix, Democratic, Team, Republican, Republican National Convention, Trump, Biden, Democrats, Democratic Rep, Arizona Senate, GOP, NBC News, rac Locations: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Mexico, Santa Cruz County, It’s

More manpower.”It’s far from the only border security ad on Arizona’s airwaves. They want border security, but they also want to fix our broken immigration system,” Gallego argued in an interview with NBC News. Border security has long been one of Trump and the GOP’s top issues and a weakness for Biden and his party. That was very clear, and that’s why I voted for it.”How Gallego's roots inform his campaignIntertwined with Gallego’s border security and immigration stances are his own identity. The remarks didn’t mention border security or creating a pathway to citizenship, typical talking points of Gallego on the trail.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, “ Ruben Gallego, David Hathaway, Kari Lake, Gallego, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald “, Harris, AdImpact, —, ” Gallego, Jorge Maldonado, “, Trump, Biden, It’s, Marquette University Law Scott, Lake, Gallego “, ”, “ Ruben, “ I’ll Organizations: PHOENIX, Democratic Rep, Arizona Senate, GOP, Democratic, NBC News, NBC News ., Marquette University Law, NPR, PBS, Marist, Republican, Lake, Census, NBC, Harvard, Marines Locations: Mexico, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Nogales, Arizona , Nevada, Georgia, Washington ,, United States, Washington, Colombian, Mexican, U.S, Chicago, Iraq

The state’s GOP Senate candidate, Kari Lake, has long challenged her Democratic competitor, Rep. Ruben Gallego, to take the debate stage. Hobbs still did not agree to the Arizona Clean Elections proposal for a traditional debate, saying Lake would create a "spectacle." Hobbs then participated in a separate Q&A with Arizona PBS, which has no affiliation with Arizona Clean Elections. Given Hobbs’ Q&A was not affiliated with Arizona Clean Elections, the organization’s executive director says Lake’s frustration is misplaced. “Traditionally, for the last, I think, three Senate races, every Senate debate has happened at the Clean Elections debate,” Gallego said last week.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kari Lake, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, ”, Lake, “, chuckles, ” Lake, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Thomas Collins, Collins, ” Gallego, proclivity, Harris Organizations: PHOENIX, Arizona Senate, GOP Senate, Democratic, Lake, NBC News, GOP, Arizona, Elections, Republican, Arizona Clean, Arizona PBS, Trump Locations: Arizona, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, ’, Gallego

☆ Kari Lake wants to look forward as abortion keeps dominating the conversation in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

For Arizona Republicans, the resurgence of the state’s Civil War-era abortion ban was a political catastrophe that threatened to tip competitive races toward Democrats. In March 2022, in the midst of the midterm election and months before the US Supreme Court’s June Dobbs decision ended federal protections for abortion, Arizona Republican Gov. A handful of prominent Senate Republicans have visited Arizona to fundraise and campaign with her. To cut all that in half, at least we’re going in the right direction.”A political mistakeAs Democrats focus on abortion, Lake has focused on the border, crime and the economy. During her last campaign Lake famously alienated the wing of the party loyal to the late Sen. John McCain.

Persons: Kari Lake, Ruben Gallego, “, Kari Lake’s, Hannah Goss, she’s, Trump, She’s, ”, Arizonans, Stan Barnes, Dobbs, Doug Ducey, Katie Hobbs, Timmaraju, Hobbs, Gallego, adjourns, Joe Biden’s, Lake hasn’t, litigating, –, Arizona Sen, Jon Kyl, Karrin Taylor Robson –, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, South Dakota Sen, John Thune, Lake, Alex, Andorra Nicoll, Fitzgerald swaddled, Fitz, ” Alex Nicoll, We’ve, Brandi Weed, Weed, They’ve, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Biden, Riley, Francis Chung, “ Ruben Gallego, ” Goss, “ Kari Lake, ” Gallego, Sean Noble, “ He’s, won’t, ” Noble, Sen, John McCain, Seth Leibsohn, Leibsohn Organizations: CNN, Democratic Rep, GOP, Arizona Republicans, Democrats, Senate, Arizona Legislature, Arizona Republican, US, Arizona Republican Gov, Lake, Democratic, Arizona Supreme, Trump, Republicans, National Republican, Pinal County Sheriff, South Dakota, United States Senate, Washington DC, Arizona State University, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Phoenix Mayor, ”, Natural Resources, Capitol, POLITICO, AP, Arizona Democrats, Harvard, Marine Reserves, PAC, Republican Locations: Arizona, Pinal County, fundraise, Washington, Mesa, Iraq, an Arizona

Kari Lake, the leading Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona, was quick to denounce the state Supreme Court’s ruling upholding an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions in the state. But in that 2022 appearance, Ms. Lake cited the 1864 law’s number in the Arizona state code. But the revival of the 1864 law in Arizona amounts to something of a nightmare scenario for Republicans in the state. Starting in the 2022 midterms and in governors’ races, special elections and ballot measures, the abortion issue has helped Democrats notch victories across the country. The Democrats also trained their focus on Ms. Lake, posting other remarks from 2022, during which she expressed strict anti-abortion stances.

Persons: Kari Lake, ”, “, Donald J, Trump, Caroline Wren, Lake, I’m, that’s, James T, Harris, Lake’s, Roe, Wade, Kamala Harris —, Ruben Gallego, Kyrsten Sinema, Gallego’s Organizations: Republican, Senate, Conservative, Republicans, Democratic Party, Minn, Mr, Democrat Locations: Arizona, Tucson, Ariz, St, Paul, ”

☆ The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

The GOP needs a net gain of one or two seats to flip the chamber, depending on which party wins the White House in 2024, and it’s Democrats who are defending the tougher seats. Jim Justice announcing his Senate bid in West Virginia – the seat most likely to flip party control in 2024. In a presidential year, the national environment is likely to loom large, especially with battleground states hosting key Senate races. Two businessmen with the ability to tap into or raise significant resources could be in the mix – Eric Hovde, who lost the GOP Senate nomination in 2012, and Scott Mayer. Still, unseating Cruz in a state Trump won by nearly 6 points in 2020 will be a tall order.

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego announced Monday he will run for the Arizona U.S. Senate seat currently held by centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party in December to become an independent. In his statement Monday, Gallego said: “The problem isn’t that Senator Sinema abandoned the Democratic Party — it’s that she’s abandoned Arizona. Karrin Taylor Robson, who narrowly lost to Lake in the 2022 primary after spending $20 million of her family’s money, is seriously considering a Senate run, a source close to her said. And Mark Lamb, the Pinal County sheriff, is also considering a Senate run in 2024, said an Arizona Republican source. A Gallego adviser said he's prepared for a two-way race if Sinema steps aside or a three-way race if she chooses to run.

Search resuls for: "Gallego’s"

9 mentions found