Arizona election may halt recent Democratic wins
Voters in
"The only politician who has been worth anything for me, really, in 60 years of voting is
Allen said he has already voted for Republican state Sen.
Lesko says her conservative political views mirror the district. Tipirneni is seen as a fresh Democratic face with relatively moderate views who could get support during what appears to be developing as a wave year for her party.
Both women are vying to replace Republican
Retired elementary school teacher
Baird said Lesko had successfully fought to make golf carts street legal in
"I like that she's not flashy," the 72-year-old said. "She's more like the nice lady next door."
Tipirneni, making a push for older voters, said Lesko will vote to go after entitlement programs like
"We have a large proportion of retirees, who are concerned about their Medicare and
Lesko slammed Tipirneni as being out of touch with voters who oppose government-run health care and ignores extra cash people are seeking from the Trump tax cuts. She called the Democrat too liberal for the area, and pointed to Tipirneni's opposition to a wall on the Mexican border.
"I support securing the border, and part of that is paying for and putting up a border wall where it makes sense," Lesko said. "She is totally opposed and is on record of opposing any money going toward the border wall. This is not what our constituents want."
Tipirneni says the wall would be a waste of money that could be better used for other security measures.
"To me a wall is not an answer, and quite frankly a lot of people have chimed in on a bipartisan basis that a wall is not the answer," Tipirneni said of Trump's wished-for barrier.
The president recently called for troops to be sent to the southern border because he said illegal immigration had become a crisis.
National Republican groups are spending big to back Lesko, pouring in more than
"If it was a real race the
The numbers are strongly in Lesko's favor. In the
Early ballot returns in the upcoming special election also strongly favor
What may make Lesko vulnerable is her support for school choice as the architect of a universal voucher bill passed last year. Education advocates incensed by what they see as a siphoning of public school cash for private and religious schools collected enough signatures to block it until the upcoming November election.
"Families are talking about their kids' education," Tipirneni said. "And as you know public education is where
Lesko defends her school choice initiatives, and says she strongly backs public schools. She slammed Tipirneni for running an ad attacking her for a temporary school funding sales tax she backed after the Great Recession.
Lesko has brushed off complaints made to the
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