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Kelly criticizes Biden, Masters backtracks in Senate debate
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly distanced himself from President Joe Biden on Thursday, calling the U.S.-Mexico border "a mess" and saying his party doesn't understand border issues during his first and only debate against his Republican challenger Blake Masters.
Masters, trying to back away from some of the hard-line positions he took during the bruising GOP primary, said there should be some limits on abortion but not a national ban, conceded after a few prompts that Biden was the legitimately elected president and acknowledged that he hadn't seen evidence the 2020 vote count was rigged.
For Masters, the debate was a chance for a reset in his first political campaign, with polls showing he's trailing Kelly in a race that could help determine party control of the Senate. Kelly, seeking his first full term in office and cognizant of Biden's faltering approval ratings, sought to portray himself as an effective senator who was working for solutions on the country's immigration problem and Americans' economic worries.
On defense over an issue that Republicans have made a central plank of their bid to retake the Senate majority, Kelly said he's stood up to his party when necessary to stem the flow of illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
Masters, trying to back away from some of the hard-line positions he took during the bruising GOP primary, said there should be some limits on abortion but not a national ban, conceded after a few prompts that Biden was the legitimately elected president and acknowledged that he hadn't seen evidence the 2020 vote count was rigged.
For Masters, the debate was a chance for a reset in his first political campaign, with polls showing he's trailing Kelly in a race that could help determine party control of the Senate. Kelly, seeking his first full term in office and cognizant of Biden's faltering approval ratings, sought to portray himself as an effective senator who was working for solutions on the country's immigration problem and Americans' economic worries.
On defense over an issue that Republicans have made a central plank of their bid to retake the Senate majority, Kelly said he's stood up to his party when necessary to stem the flow of illegal immigration and drug trafficking.
https://www.kvoa.com/news/decision2022/kelly-criticizes-biden-masters-backtracks-in-senate-debate/article_13ff2eea-4662-11ed-aadb-87f2134ea690.html