CNN anchor John Berman asked Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) about some of the apparent contradictions taking place on stage at the Democratic National Convention and Kelly responded by discussing the changes in Arizona politics since Donald Trump came on the national stage.
“One of the things that has been commented on was sort of the ironic moments in the convention. You had Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist from Vermont, an independent senator, speaking, followed by Governor J.B. Pritzker, who noted on stage that he is a billionaire. So is that irony? Are those different messages, Senator, or is there one Democratic message?” Berman asked Kelly Wednesday morning.
“Well, I think it shows that we’re a big tent. Last night also, Mayor John Giles, Republican mayor from Mesa, Arizona, was on that stage talking about why Republicans do not have to be beholden to the Republican Party of today,” Kelly replied, adding:
In Arizona, the Republican Party was John McCain’s Republican Party until around 2020, until Donald Trump, over a four year period in the white House, basically destroyed the Republican Party in the state of Arizona, and which is really a sad thing.
I mean, John McCain was a hero of mine. I’m in John McCain’s Senate seat. It’s important for our country, for our democracy, to have two stable, normal parties. And that’s not true for the Republicans anymore. And that’s why we see people like Mayor Giles there and other Republicans. I think we’re going to see more, as the as the week progresses.
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