Marc Victor Makes It a Two Man Race
By Neland Nobel
Libertarian candidate for the US Senate in Arizona has pulled out of the Arizona US Senate race, making it now a clear choice between Democrat incumbent Mark Kelly and Republican challenger Blake Masters.
The Prickly Pear has expressed concern that in such a tight race, votes for the libertarian candidate would be “wasted” and split the anti-socialist vote against Mark Kelly. Some have argued that Libertarians tend to pull more Democrats, but given their limited government orientation, there is little to no evidence of that view and many past examples of the contrary.
At any rate, we are pleased with the developments except that the libertarian’s withdrawal and the endorsement of Masters by Victor may have come a bit late. Many voters have already filled out their mail-in ballots and sent them in.
Those that did not follow our advice have truly wasted their vote, as their candidate is no longer in the race.
Still, at the margin, in a very close race, this is a positive development for the Master’s campaign.
The control of the US Senate hangs in the balance. Our particular concern falls into two channels. One, we need to stop the radical Biden agenda in its tracks and stop the wild spending which has given legs to inflation. Secondly, we are very concerned about threats to end the filibuster and to pack the Supreme Court and destroy its important judicial function, which is equal to the other branches of government.
A video produced by Marc Victor is presented below:
We would like to congratulate Marc Victor for his decision and his statesmanship-like attitude. As you can see from the video, both share an interest in limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and peace.
We hope this decision has come in time to make a difference in a very close race. If you vote by mail, submit your ballot today or tomorrow. If you don’t, go to an early voting station or your polling station on election day, November 8th, and surrender your mail-in ballot to receive a new ballot and actually cast your vote in the booth to be tabulated and counted immediately for the results announced next Tuesday night.
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How Not to Vote in Arizona
The 2022 midterm election is fast approaching. The system for voting in Arizona is predominantly by mail-in ballots (around 80% of all ballots). On October 12th, he ballots were mailed to all voters registered for mail-in voting in the 2022 midterm elections. ‘Election day’ is next Tuesday November 8.
Once upon a time when all voters went to the polls on the day of election, the tabulated results were announced the night of the election date. If the result of a specific race was razor thin and less than a legislated margin, a recount might prevent the naming of a winner. That was the exception for calling the results of the election.
It is still this way in most first world countries but not the United States and certainly not Arizona. Voting rules (some unconstitutional) were dramatically altered in many states in 2020 because of the Covid pandemic.
We at The Prickly Pear are very concerned about the flaws in Arizona’s predominant ‘mail-in’ voting system.
Please click on the red TAKE ACTION link below to learn How Not to Vote in Arizona as a mail-in ballot voter and to be certain your vote is included in the count the evening of November 8th.
This article is courtesy of ThePricklyPear.org, an online voice for citizen journalists to express the principles of limited government and personal liberty to the public, to policy makers, and to political activists. Please visit ThePricklyPear.org for more great content.
