Arizona
Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly holds early lead in his race
PHOENIX – Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly has been combating to carry on to the seat he gained for Democrats two years in the past, however he confronted a vastly totally different political setting heading into Tuesday’s election in opposition to Republican enterprise capitalist Blake Masters.
Kelly took the lead in early returns, which mirrored mail ballots returned forward of election day, however the margin was anticipated to slender as extra GOP-leaning ballots solid on Election Day have been counted.
Main media organizations have but to make a projection for Kelly’s race.
A 3rd candidate on the poll, Libertarian Marc Victor, ended his Senate bid on Nov. 1 and endorsed Masters, however since Victor’s resolution to drop out was made so near Election Day, his identify nonetheless appeared on the poll.
Kelly addressed supporters after polls closed
Kelly thanked his household and supporters gathered in Tucson and mentioned he was assured he would prevail as soon as all ballots are counted.
“It has been the distinction of my life to signify Arizona in the USA Senate,” Kelly mentioned. “And for so long as I am there, I’ll be sincere with you, I’ll defend our nation and our democracy.”
Kelly confronted political newcomer in reelection bid
Kelly, the husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, flew a variety of House Shuttle missions from 2001 to 2011. He ran for John McCain’s outdated Senate seat in 2020 in opposition to Martha McSally, who was appointed to the place by Gov. Doug Ducey.
Kelly’s 2020 particular election victory gave Democrats each of Arizona’s Senate seats for the primary time in 70 years. It was propelled by the state’s fast-changing demographics and the unpopularity of then-President Donald Trump.
This time, the unpopular president, Joe Biden, is from Kelly’s personal get together, and the setting seems much less favorable for Democrats.
Kelly’s marketing campaign has largely targeted on his assist for abortion rights, defending Social Safety, reducing drug costs and making certain a secure water provide within the midst of a drought, which has curtailed Arizona’s minimize of Colorado River water.
He’s styled himself as an impartial keen to buck his get together, within the fashion of Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain, whose loss of life led to the particular election that Kelly gained in 2020.
Masters painted as excessive by Kelly marketing campaign
Within the Common Election, Kelly confronted Masters, an ally of billionaire investor Peter Thiel and endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Masters endeared himself to many GOP main voters together with his penchant for provocation and contrarian considering. Since then, nonetheless, he struggled to redefine his picture for the extra average swing voters.
Kelly drew from a pile of controversial statements Masters made through the main to painting him as an extremist. He repeatedly hammered Masters’ earlier name to “minimize the knot” and “privatize Social Safety,” a plan that Kelly mentioned would “ship your financial savings to Wall Road.”
Masters later scrubbed some controversial positions from his web site. He now says he needs to guard Social Safety for older and middle-aged staff whereas creating a non-public funding choice for youthful staff.
On abortion, Masters mentioned he’s “pro-life as a matter of conscience” and believes states ought to be capable of set their very own legal guidelines on terminating pregnancies, however mentioned he’d assist federal laws banning it after 15 weeks gestation.
Through the GOP main, Masters mentioned abortion was “demonic” and referred to as for a federal personhood legislation that may give fetuses the rights of individuals.
Kelly, in the meantime, mentioned abortion ought to be a private resolution, whereas additionally saying he helps limits on Roe v. Wade, an overturned U.S. Supreme Court docket resolution that assured a proper to an abortion.
Arizona’s Senate race captured nationwide consideration, because it was one in all a handful of contests that Republicans focused of their bid to take management of what’s now a 50-50 Senate.
Please verify again tomorrow morning for additional updates to this race.
The Related Press (AP) contributed to this report.
Arizona Senate Election
Arizona football is adding depth to its quarterback room with the addition of a power conference signal caller.
Wisconsin transfer Braedyn Locke committed to Arizona on Friday, giving the Wildcats an experienced backup at quarterback. Locke threw for 1,936 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a sophomore with the Badgers.
The 6-foot, Rockwell, Texas native began the season as Wisconsin’s backup but took over starting duties when Tyler Van Dyke suffered a season-ending knee injury against Alabama.
Locke, who began his career at Mississippi State, has two years of remaining eligibility.
Locke threw for a season-high 359 yards in Wisconsin’s 52-6 win over Purdue in October. He struggled over Wisconsin’s last five games (all losses), throwing for six touchdowns and five interceptions and hovering around 50 percent completion rate.
Locke is not much of a runner, as he recorded just 4 total rushing yards on the season.
Locke joins Arizona knowing he’ll be in a backup role in 2025 behind returning quarterback Noah Fifita. He comes the 17th player to transfer to Arizona this offseason including the 10th on offense.
Miami continued to address a major roster need on Thursday as former Arizona cornerback Emmanuel Karnely announced his commitment to the Hurricanes over Ole Miss and Michigan. He visited Miami during the first weekend of the transfer portal after spending time in Oxford, and most recently visiting Ann Arbor.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder is considered the No. 6 cornerback and No. 68 overall player in the 247Sports Transfer Portal Rankings.
Karnley, a member of the 2023 recruiting class, has spent the last two seasons at Arizona. This past season, the redshirt freshman became a six-game starter for the Wildcats, only allowing 22 catches on 43 targets for 288 yards with four touchdowns allowed and five pass breakups.
The Canes are also targeting the other side of the room in Tacario Davis which would be great for the growing room. The freshman All-American OJ Frederique Jr. will also still be suiting up for the Canes next season. The depth and talent in the room will continue to grow and perform as Mario Cristobal continues to hit in the portal.
Karnely has three more years of eligibility. Karnley has become the fifth blue-chip transfer addition so far this portal season.
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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Christmas is over, but the stores and malls are busy one day later—shoppers either returning gifts that weren’t quite right or spending some of that holiday cash.
“A lot of the stores we went to, you had to wait in lines just to get from one store to the other,” said Jeannie Mac. “It was pretty busy.”
When you think of holiday shopping, you often think of items flying off the shelves.
“There are a lot of discounts at target, 50% off all decorations. You’d be surprised. The shelves are a little empty,” said shopper Joseph Caruana.
But the day after Christmas, many of those items end up back in-store. This year, returns are expected to add up to 17% of all merchandise sales, according to a recent report by the National Retail Federation. It’s about $890 billion in returned unneeded or unwanted gifts.
However, not everyone was there for returns or exchanges.
“Everyone enjoyed the presents, so didn’t have to return anything, thankfully,” said Max Miely.
Many people Arizona’s Family spoke with were mainly there looking to spend their holiday money, including Jenn Neild, who was visiting from Canada.
“We’re just looking around for some post Christmas deals, Boxing Day deals,” she said.
Boxing Day is traditionally a holiday similar to Black Friday, celebrated in the U.K. and Canada.
It was a good opportunity for shoppers who came out ready to use their holiday gift cards or, in other cases, to claim their Christmas gifts.
“We just went to go get my cousins ear pierced for her Christmas present and we’re going to be shopping for pajamas and different things,” said Morgan Uperesa, another shopper.
Because Dec. 26 and Dec. 27 are historically the busiest days for returns, the Better Business Bureau advises you to bring any receipts to the store.
If you don’t have one, they say you should know the rules on returns without it.
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