The latest group to come after Sen. Martha McSally? The Lincoln Project, a collection of onetime GOP strategists and advisors who have left the Republican Party in the wake of President Donald Trump’s election—guys like Steve Schmidt and John Weaver (who both worked with the late John McCain) along with George Conway, the husband of Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway and a frequent Trump critic.
The ad is downright brutal, pointing to McSally’s tumbling approval rating and reminding viewers that she lost her 2018 Senate race. It closes by comparing McSally unfavorable to McCain and Barry Goldwater. “They stood for what was right, no matter the political risk. And they are remembered as American heroes,” the narrator says. “And you, Martha? You’ll be remembered as just another Trump hack—if you’re remembered at all.”
From the Lincoln Project release:
“Martha McSally is known for being a Trump hack,” said Jennifer Horn, spokesperson for The Lincoln Project. “But Arizona is known for strong, independent leadership from principled leaders like John McCain and Barry Goldwater. Arizonans clearly see who Martha McSally truly is—an unprincipled and unelected Trump hack.”
Sen. McSally is currently trying to hold onto her unelected Senate seat as Democrat Mark Kelly consistently polls above her. In 2018, she was appointed to serve in Sen. John McCain’s seat when interim Sen. Jon Kyl retired in 2019.
The Lincoln Project is working to defeat Donald Trump and those candidates who have abandoned their constitutional oaths, regardless of party.
This article appears in Jan 23-29, 2020.
McSally has already lost her election. It’s just a matter of whether she’ll leave with any semblance of decency and honor, or if she’ll instead ride the Trump train all the way off the cliff.
trump is leading in arizona and if the dnc foists joe biden on us left democrats we will vote third party as we did when the other opportunist who voted for the iraq war for political gain hillary clinton was foisted on us left democrats.
hillary clinton in latest interview says how terrible it is that women running for president are viciously attacked with slanderous untrue charges by those who don’t want to see a woman president. Oh! and tulsi gabbard is a russian agent!
McSally (or as she is known in Cochise County, Silly McPutty) is a political coward who doesn’t have the courage to face her constituents except in very scripted circumstances. Like our grifter-in-chief, she is more concerned about herself than she is about fulfilling the oath she swore when she became Arizona’s unelected senator. Like Trump, she should be excreted from the body politic.
How about Kristen Sinema voting with McSally to acquit? She has turned out to be a real surprise.
Putin loves all of this schoolboy fighting in our country.Divisive politics weaken us
Decent elected officials do not engage in it.
McSally is a big baby. We need more adults in congress
Trump only got elected because the alternative was that phony, murdering hag.
They could have run a dog against her, and he would have won.
It’s sad to see these negative and untrue downright sad comments about a upright proud American Senator by the name of Martha McSally. Any of you people that have commented what the heck have you ever accomplished in your life compared to Senator McSally, compared to her nothing!. President Trump has a long way to go and it would not be surprising if people are just jealous of his popularity. Gordon
Gordon, seek help with your drug problem.
If we are being fair, she is a Trump Hack. She does not stand on her own two feet, she must identify with her Daddy, as most GOP do these days. It’s really a pitiful sight to behold, grown men and women who lack the courage to be their very own selves, comfortable in their own skin, and making their own decisions.
As a Mother of young Men, Trumph has been a horrible nightmare. The influence from our “President” tainted their REALITY. How can I compete with lies, accusations, demeaning opinions SLANDER… of women and men that challenge his schemes… (he hasn’t done a BLOODY thing as PRESIDENT). It’s been difficult enough as a single parent. The death of their father was due to the Gulf War. Why does this administration care less for the people of America?