Copper State Chaos: Mask Off; Stage Fright, Andy?; Democrat Ducey; Frustrados

Welcome to Copper State Chaos, Copper State War Room’s weekly recap of the fails, feuds, and chaos in the Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary.

In a Republican primary where his opponents and his own party are sounding the alarm, this week showed just how extreme Biggs really is no matter how much he tries to run from his own record.

Don’t miss this week’s chaos: 

MASK OFF: Earlier this month, Andy Biggs let the extremist mask slip on a conservative podcast, boasting that "bipartisanship is probably not my number one goal." The comment confirms what his own party has been warning about for months: he’s too focused on partisan politics to deliver for Arizona. Bigg hasvoted against numerous bipartisan bills, including this month voting against legislation to lower housing costs for Arizona families and protect seniors from scammers and bad actors.

STAGE FRIGHT, ANDY?: Basement Andy Biggs won’t say whether he'll share a stage with the President at the RNC convention in Dallas. Instead, he ducked the question entirely, with a spokesperson saying they "haven't made any post-primary travel plans yet." That’s despite Biggs bragging about having Trump's personal cell phone number, his campaign touting him as the most pro-Trump member of Congress, and an ad declaring "Arizona needs someone who's battled alongside President Trump since day one.” No matter how far Biggs tries to run from his record of backing Washington’s cost-hiking agenda, Arizonans won’t be fooled.

DEMOCRAT DUCEY: With days left in Arizona's bruising Republican gubernatorial primary, it's become clear that no one in the Republican Party is safe from the divisive chaos of Andy Biggs’ campaign. Top Andy Biggs ally and radio host Garret Lewis of The Afternoon Addiction turned his fire on Ducey, declaring flatly that Ducey was “always a Democrat.”

FRUSTRADOS: New polling from Equis Research released this month found that 83 to 89 percent of Latino voters, including Arizonans, are frustrated with the soaring cost of groceries, gas, and healthcare. No wonder: Biggs and Schweikert have repeatedly backed Washington's cost-hiking agenda, voting to protect and expand tariffs that drive up grocery prices, voting to cut healthcare and raise premiums 30 percent, and voting for the Iran war three times, with Biggs casting the deciding vote against lowering gas prices. Yet Biggs still calls the disastrous Washington budget a "good thing" and pushes for "the more cut approach."

That’s all for Copper State Chaos this week. Biggs can try to run from his record, but he can't hide. Copper State War Room will keep the receipts. Thanks for reading – we’ll be back next week to keep tabs on the chaos. Have a great weekend!

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