Copper State Chaos: They Died, Andy; Caught on Camera; Five-Star Review

Welcome to Copper State Chaos, Copper State War Room's weekly recap of the extremism, chaos, and out-of-touch agenda Andy Biggs is bringing to the general election. 

This week, Andy Biggs once again showed Arizonans exactly who he is—and why he can't be trusted to put Arizona first.

Don’t miss this week’s chaos:

THEY DIED, ANDY: After roughly 50 Arizona physicians called out Andy Biggs' scheme to abolish Medicaid in Arizona, advocates held a press conference denouncing the plan. His campaign refused to explain why he dismissed disabled and mentally ill Arizonans who would be left to fend for themselves, reportedly because "you can't even cover them." The bill would have stripped coverage from over a million people, including 100,000 with severe mental illness and disabilities. Biggs asked: "What did they do before we built the infrastructure?" They died, Andy.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: On Tuesday, Andy Biggs crept out of the basement and held a rare press conference where, pressed on rising fuel costs, he falsely claimed "I don't support the war," challenging reporters to "tell me when I voted for it once." The record shows Biggs voted six times against withdrawing U.S. forces from hostilities in Iran, most recently last week — votes 12News, Arizona's Family, and Arizona Capitol Times all highlighted after he dared them to name one. When pressed on it, Biggs lost his temper and cut the presser short.

FIVE STAR REVIEW: Axios uncovered Andy Biggs’ longtime Goodreads account, where Biggs left five-star reviews on a series of extreme books that paint Latino immigrants as criminals and promote the "Great Replacement Theory," the white nationalist conspiracy that claims Western societies are being deliberately replaced with non-white immigrants. One of Biggs’ reviews stated that he "can't really disagree with anything” in the book. Biggs’ campaign “neither denied nor confirmed” the account belonged to him, and “didn't answer questions about the reviews and the books' arguments.”

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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