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AZ-Sen: Marine Veteran Ruben Gallego (D) Calls Out "Poser" Nikki Haley Over Cringe Gun Photo Opt [1]

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Date: 2023-05-01  

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D. AZ)

Hell yeah:

Republican 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley was called out as a “poser” after posting a picture of herself wielding a gun online. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) — a Marine veteran who saw combat in Iraq — listed the issues he had with this image that the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and GOP governor of South Carolina tweeted Saturday. Gallego, who is mounting a challenge to incumbent independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024, first asked why Haley had her finger on the trigger. He also pointed out other problems: x Poser alert:

Why is your finger on the trigger !

1. Bolt is clear back and there is no

Magazine.

2. The linked ammo on the stand you are “ shooting” from doesn’t feed into the magazine fed weapon you have.

3. Your stockwell is gonna hurt you when that weapon kickback https://t.co/HBo4tImu7S — Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) April 29, 2023

And here’s more in the latest news on why Kyrsten Sinema sucks:

As Congress has considered a wide swath of financial and tech regulations, conservative Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) has been making moves to protect the cryptocurrency industry while raking in donations from crypto companies and firms backed by crypto cash, a new report by The Intercept finds. Over the past three years, the publication found that Sinema has received more than $500,000 in campaign donations from deep-pocketed firms with a vested interest in keeping the crypto industry operational and deregulated. These donations have come from employees of crypto companies and private equity firms like Apollo Global Management and Andreessen Horowitz, which have both invested heavily in crypto funds. The report finds that the donations began pouring in right around when Sinema was sponsoring legislation that would have regulated the industry — after which she appeared to make a heel turn on the issue.

And here’s more info on why this GOP candidate is extremely dangerous:

In their letters, ADL, SPLC and the NAACP expressed concerns that more than half of Arizona sheriffs are at least partially aligned with the constitutional sheriff movement—connections AZCIR highlighted in its 2022 reporting. “Arizona has a large extremist presence in the Legislature, sheriffs’ offices and among the public, unfortunately,” said Goldwasser, the SPLC analyst. “Any opportunity for these extremists to spread their ideology, they often will exploit.” Three of the four letters also issued a warning about Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who has known ties to CSPOA and is the frontman for Protect America Now, another so-called “constitutional sheriff” organization. Lamb, who announced a bid for the U.S. Senate in April, has developed a national presence by appearing on a slew of right-leaning news networks and podcasts to talk about everything from the Second Amendment and border security to election integrity. He has also appeared on more extreme programs, including those espousing QAnon conspiracies. Lamb did not respond to a request for comment. “In recent years, extreme ideologies have been mainstreamed and normalized at an alarming pace,” wrote Kader of Arizona ADL. “This is due in large part to the growing number of elected officials and other high-profile individuals who traffic in conspiracies and hate.”

We need to make sure a real Democrat is elected to the U.S. Senate in Arizona. Click here to donate and get involved with Gallego’s campaign.

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