GOP Senator McSally Uses Taxpayer Money for Robocall As She Trails Behind Dem Challenger in Polls
Source: Newsweek
Democrats are blasting Republican Sen. Martha McSally for sending voters a taxpayer-funded robocall praising her own response to COVID-19 as she continues to poll behind her Democratic challenger Mark Kelly.
The communication would have normally been prohibited only weeks before an election but McSally's robocall was allowed under a Senate waiver permitting calls that provide information about the pandemic. McSally's call, heard by some Arizona voters on Tuesday night, included language similar to that used in her recent campaign speeches, according to a Thursday report from The Daily Beast.
"I'm calling today to give you an update on my work to combat COVID-19. I'm fighting hard to deliver additional resources to Arizonans still struggling due to the pandemic," McSally said in audio of the pre-recorded call obtained by Democratic PAC American Bridge, according to the outlet. "I will keep fighting to break the gridlock and get more relief out to Arizona."
McSally's Communications Director Amy Lawrence defended the call in a statement obtained by Newsweek, saying that the senator's office had "received clear guidance from the Senate Rules Committee that this form of communication via robocall is permissible."
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I guess McSally is acting like a typical Republican, perhaps even Presidential in complaining about taxpayer waste, then demonstrating it by using taxpayer funds as her personal campaign war chest.
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