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Oct 26 2022
Analysis
Despite It All, Can Blake Masters Win?
In early September, Blake Masters’ campaign looked doomed. Arizona’s Republican Senate hopeful was struggling to make up ground against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in the polls, buried under a barrage of negative ads and lacking the campaign funds to hit back. And when a prominent Republican super PAC affiliated with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced in late September it was
The Dispatch
Nov 13 2022
News
Arizona Republican Blake Masters refuses to concede Senate race to Mark Kelly
Arizona Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters refused to concede his race against Democrat incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly Saturday, hours after news outlets called the election in Kelly’s favor — and vowed to fight on until “every legal vote is counted.”
“For my people who knocked doors in 115-degree heat, and for the million+ Arizonans who put their faith in me, we are going to make
New York Post (News)
Jun 27 2022
Analysis
Blake Masters’ Views on Gay Marriage May Surprise His Political Master Peter Thiel
Republican senatorial candidate Blake Masters enjoys the financial and political support of his longtime friend, mentor, and billionaire business partner Peter Thiel, who is gay. But Masters, who attended Thiel’s wedding, also apparently believes Thiel’s marriage should be illegal.
“It’s not just Disney, you know—‘follow your heart,’” Masters said at a campaign event earlier this year
Daily Beast
Nov 01 2022
News
Arizona Senate race: Libertarian candidate drops out, endorses Blake Masters
The Libertarian candidate in Arizona's Senate race has dropped out and endorsed his Republican opponent.
Libertarian Senate candidate Marc Victor, who was polling at 1% in a New York Times/Siena College poll released Monday, dropped out of the race Tuesday, throwing his weight behind Republican nominee Blake Masters. Masters is facing Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly in the midterm
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 13 2022
News
Blake Masters Tells Fox News He Still Believes Trump Won in 2020
Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters doubled down on his election denialism on Wednesday, telling Fox News that he still believes former President Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
With his race against incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) tightening in recent weeks, the ultra-conservative Masters has attempted to distance himself from unpopular right-wing
Daily Beast
Aug 30 2022
News
Senate GOP candidate Blake Masters suggests diversity at Federal Reserve is harming the economy
Blake Masters, the GOP nominee for a Senate seat in Arizona, suggested in a sarcastic tweet this week that the sluggish economy and the high rate of inflation were tied to diversity in the high ranks of the Federal Reserve.
"Finally a compelling explanation for why our economy is doing so well," Master, who has been endorsed by for President Donald Trump, wrote Sunday in retweeting an
NBC News (Online)
Oct 27 2022
News
Politico Election Forecaster Shifts AZ Senate To ‘Toss Up’ After Late Blake Masters Rally
Politico elections forecaster Steven Shepard changed the rating of the U.S. Senate race in Arizona to a “toss up” Wednesday, shifting it away from Democrats less than two weeks away from the election.
Republican Blake Masters has surged in recent weeks on a wave of support for GOP priorities such as immigration, inflation, and crime. Masters has also been aided by a strong Republican
The Daily Wire
Oct 08 2022
News
Arizona Senate race debate: Democrat Mark Kelly, Republican Blake Masters clash over immigration, abortion
Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Republican challenger Blake Masters took to the debate stage in Phoenix Thursday evening, where the two clashed over President Joe Biden’s handling of the U.S. economy, border security, and reproductive rights.
The candidates opened the debate by highlighting how high inflation has crippled consumer spending across the country. Masters specifically
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 09 2023
News
Robert Blake, Unpredictable Actor and Hollywood Pariah, Has Died at 89
Robert Blake, the actor who became a Hollywood pariah after he was charged with—and eventually acquitted of—the murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, has died at the age of 89. Before his highly publicized arrest and trial, Blake was best known for being the star of TV’s Baretta—and one of Hollywood’s prickliest and most pugnacious personalities. The actor referred to himself as “old
Vanity Fair
Jan 10 2023
News
NY Times Star Reporter Blake Hounshell Suddenly Dies
New York Times political journalist Blake Hounshell has died, according to a newsroom-wide memo sent to the paper’s staff on Tuesday. “Blake was a dedicated journalist who quickly distinguished himself as our lead politics newsletter writer and a gifted observer of our country’s political scene,” executive editor Joe Kahn wrote. Hounshell died after “a long and courageous battle with
Daily Beast