Yuma County Democratic Party speaks out on treason accusations against Sinema

The Yuma County Democratic Party and the Yuma County Republican Party have been preparing for the upcoming election by encouraging registered voters to get out and vote.

The YCDP has been bringing together a campaign which is coordinated with both state and local organizations to get out the importance of voting.

Voters who have gotten their early ballots are called by the YCDP to make sure that the ballot is returned in a timely fashion.

Door knocking has also been a popular and successful way of communicating with voters and answering their questions about candidates and issues.

Xanthe Bullard, treasurer of the Yuma County Democratic Party, says that “what we’ve found is that it takes a certain amount of contacts to reach a voter and really convince them to vote a certain way, and that number is actually lower when they talk to a person face-to-face.”

Of the many races that are a part of the November election, the race for U.S. Senate has been closely watched and highly debated.

The YCDP feels that Kirsten Sinema is the best candidate for Senate because she is an Arizonan.

Bullard realizes that because McSally has been in the house for a while now “it is going to be a very close race, I think it is going to come down to who the voters can trust,” she said.

In addition to trust, the voters will also consider the direction they want to see Arizona go in.

The last debate between Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema and Republican candidate Martha McSally showed how they “are very different even though some of their views are similar,” Bullard said.

Bullard says Sinema is someone who “focuses on the issues that are important and a lot less on mudslinging.”

This is a race that could affect the balance and power in the Senate which is what makes it crucial.

Last Friday, President Donald Trump, was rallying in Arizona on behalf of Republican Senate candidate Martha McSally.

According to an article written by Roll Call, “McSally and Trump also both seized on a gaffe Sinema made in a 2003 radio interview before a rally opposing the Iraq War.”

“The show’s host spoke of a hypothetical scenario of him fighting for the Taliban,” the article says.

“Fine,” Sinema said at the time, “I don’t care if you want to do that, go ahead.”

In response to the accusations put on S inema , Bullard says, “to be honest I think they are unfounded, this race has become very dirty.”

The YCDP hopes to get the high number of newly registered D emocrats to place their vote come election day.

Bullard says that in this election it is important to not just look at the letter in front of someone’s name but to see what they stand for.

“Make sure that those candidates actually hold the same views that you do that are important to you,” Bullard said.

We will be speaking to the Yuma County Republican Party as well on what they think of these accusations as well as what they are doing to prepare for the election.