Mark Kelly announced today he plans to nuke the filibuster, signaling a major shift in the 2022 race for U.S. Senate in Arizona. Up to this point, Kelly has refused to publicly tell Arizonans his position on the filibuster despite being asked repeatedly by press — as recently as yesterday.
It’s now clear that Mark Kelly sold out Arizonans to the radical Left, which has been pushing to rewrite the rules of the Senate to pass their far-left agenda.
While he refused to say in public where he stood, Kelly signaled he was on board with the far-left’s plans to nuke the filibuster behind closed doors in a call with his big-money donors. Major liberal money groups have exerted intense pressure on Senators, including promising not to support Democrat Senate candidates financially unless they vote to eliminate the filibuster rule.
Kelly’s hand was forced by Senate Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who plans to force vulnerable Senators like Kelly to take a vote on eliminating the filibuster this week as well as other unpopular legislation like Biden’s “Build Back Broke” scheme down the road.
This sets up a new dynamic in the Arizona Senate race. Kelly can no longer get away with hiding and avoiding taking any positions on politically-difficult issues. Between now and Election Day, Republicans will ensure Arizonans know exactly what Kelly did to sell them out in service of the far-left.
“Mark Kelly’s decision to nuke the filibuster demonstrates he is bought and paid for by the radical Left. Kelly has erased any shred of moderation he claimed to possess by signing on to the far-left’s takeover of the Senate. Now we know why he dodged the filibuster question for years — Mark Kelly holds an extreme position that’s at odds with regular Arizonans.” – RNC Spokesperson Ben Petersen
