McSally’s Nightmare: Looming Catastrophe in Senate Race

It is a well-known fact that those who spend the most money often win the election. If this bears out, then McSally has already lost.

There is no way to spin the recent developments for Arizona GOP Senator Martha McSally. It’s horrible news and predicting more trouble ahead for the embattled “incumbent.”

The latest poll figures show McSally trailing her opponent by five points, down from her one-point lead in May. An ad campaign is attacking her vote on healthcare, her opponent is proving a better fundraiser, and we are still more than a year away from the 2020 General Election.

There is much more at stake than unwanted attention, too. Whether her party deems her a viable candidate may become an issue.

The hits keep coming. A dark money group, Advancing AZ (aka Honest Arizona) has purchased almost $155,000 in television ads criticizing McSally’s vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “Tell Martha McSally to stop attacking our health care,” the group tells viewers.

McSally is Vulnerable

McSally is the most vulnerable senator for the 2020 General Election, more so than Massachusetts’ Susan Collins.

In the 2018 midterms, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema defeated her in a race that cost about $60…