The feedback by Masters in a debate with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), whom he trails within the polls, marked a stark shift from a marketing campaign advert final yr, wherein the Republican stated, “I feel Trump gained in 2020.” However whilst Masters sought to de-emphasize that place, he groundlessly claimed the federal authorities “compelled” massive tech corporations to censor data that may have propelled Donald Trump to victory.
Clashing on the first and maybe solely debate in a battleground Senate race that may assist decide management of the chamber subsequent yr, Masters and Kelly typically geared their pitches towards reasonable voters. Masters, a first-time candidate and enterprise capitalist, has persistently lagged Kelly, a former astronaut, in polls and fundraising, exhibiting explicit weak point with political independents.
