Martha McSally and Doug Ducey rally voters in Yuma
With election day coming up this week, many candidates are reminding people of the importance of voting.
At the Kress Saturday, Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jonathan Lines, Governor Doug Ducey, and U.S. Senate candidate Martha McSally are urging residents to get out and vote.
Supporters were heard cheering in support for the Republican candidates as the rally began.
Yuma is one of 10 cities Governor Ducey and his fellow politicians are visiting during the last weekend before the election.
“I’m out across the whole state every county every community asking people for their vote,” Ducey said.
This election has been so widely anticipated because it could result in a loss of GOP dominance in Congress .
“Well the next three days are really going to matter that’s why we’re out in front of the voters making the case,” Ducey said.
“We are really in a dead heat right now for the senate race and that could actually change the majority in the Senate ,” McSally said.
McSally spoke to supporters saying how crucial it is for people to get out and vote.
“Please get out there and vote I’d be honored to have their vote every vote really matters this Senate race is so important not just for the future of Arizona but the future of our country,” McSally said.
Both McSally and Ducey made it clear that supporting local issues has been important during their campaign.
“We’ve got an economy that’s really booming right now we are getting raises to our teachers there is so much more we can do,” Ducey said.
“My top priority is national security and support for military and that’s going to really impact the Marine Corps Air Station here there’s so many men and women here that are serving our country and I know firsthand as a veteran what they need,” McSally said.
Other speakers in attendance rallied behind McSally and Ducey while presenting their own position on local issues.
On the topic of the recent topic of the migrant caravan, Ducey said, “I believe that border security is national security, it is both a humanitarian crisis and it’s a security crisis and we want to do the right thing here and I am confident we will.”
A recent ABC 15 poll shows M cSally leading by seven points with 52% of the vote compared to Kyrsten Sinema at 45%.
“There are polls that are all over the map and we feel really strong enthusiasm and support behind us but it includes people making sure that they actually vote,” McSally said.
In a CNN poll released Wednesday, results had Sinema with 51% of the vote compared to McSally with 47%.
Either way, this race will be a close one.