The Winklevoss twins, crypto money and other interests are seeking to shape the Phoenix-area Democratic primary on Tuesday for a U.S. House seat.
Voters head to a polling place in November 2022. Outside money is pouring into a Phoenix-area congressional district in a heated Democratic primary on Tuesday.
“We've come a long way. We built a really impressive, young, diverse team that has knocked on over 150,000 doors,” Ansari told NPR. She left her Phoenix City Council seatHowever, Ansari has drawn controversy due to support for her campaign from outside donors including the Winklevoss twins, a Republican-aligned crypto political action committee and a major donor to former President Donald Trump.
“These individuals are bankrolling Donald Trump,” Terán, the former state Senate minority leader and Democratic party chair, told NPR. “They are trying to silence our voices as Latino voters. They are trying to meddle in Democratic primaries, taking away the voices of many working families. And I think it's important that we expose the fact that outside spending is coming into our district.”Terán, who was born in the U.S.
Donors like Ansary “hate my policies… but that's not why they're supporting me,” she said. “It makes them proud to see somebody of their… background running for Congress and having... a high probability of potentially winning.
Bold PAC Chair Linda Sánchez, a Democratic congresswoman from California, argues outside donor groups are trying to erase the voices of more than 500,000 Latinos in Arizona’s third.
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