Republican senatorial candidates are making gains in the polls for the coming midterm elections (four weeks from Tuesday, folks!) by slamming their Democratic rivals on crime and even the since-abandoned “defund the police” slogan, a counter to the gains Democrats had begun to make after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. 

But an underlying advantage the GOP has long had, poll-wise, versus Democratic candidates is the issue of controlling our southern border with Mexico. This issue has been a staple of Fox News pundits for years, beginning well before even ex-President Trump’s vow to “build the wall.” 

In a PBS Arizona debate last Thursday between Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly and Republican challenger Blake Masters (plus Libertarian Marc Victor) Masters accused Kelly and other Democrats of “surrendering our southern border.” [Masters is a venture capitalist who has co-authored a book with fellow Trump ally Peter Thiel.]

Kelly says he has privately disagreed with the White House’s border policy in conversations with President Biden. He and fellow Democratic Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema have co-authored a bipartisan bill to increase pay and staffing for Border Patrol officers, and Kelly also supports physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to PBS Arizona’s Cronkite News.

“I’ve been focused on this since day one, and I brought more resources here to the state of Arizona to deal with the issue,” Kelly said.

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