You'd think that, but you'd be wrong.
...On Thursday, Arizona Republicans held an event in Mesa headlined by Doug Ducey, the AZGOP's 2014 gubernatorial nominee, and Mitt Romney, the national GOP's failed 2012 presidential nominee.
And the Rs were excited, almost giddy.
Which showed in their tweets from the event.
One from Congressman Matt Salmon -
Apparently, the Congressman believes that Ducey's and Romney's records on finance and employment issues...stuff that created jobs for bankruptcy attorneys and unemployment case workers...are things to boast about.
Which, of course, is his opinion, one that he is entitled to have and express.
Me? I think he just provided wiseass bloggers an opportunity to remind people of Ducey's and Romney's contemptible and predatory behavior toward people who work for a living.
...However, while the above tweet is not unusual for a Republican (lauding bad behavior by another R), Michele Reagan, the Republican nominee for AZ Secretary of State, tweeted something that definitely falls into the "gaffe" category. She tweeted this pic from one of her fundraisers -
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| Reagan, center, with Samy Bouzaglo (L) and Amy Bouzaglo (R) |
In case you don't remember them, Samy and Amy are the proprietors of the now-infamous Amy's Baking Company.
More interestingly, neither one can actually vote for Reagan - Samy is a non-citizen and cannot vote, and Amy is a convicted felon who hasn't had her civil rights restored (so far as I can find).
To be fair to Reagan, she apparently realized that this tweet wasn't the brightest idea, and removed it -
Fortunately, a friend screen captured it first. :)
The Arizona Democratic Party sent out a press release about this, and true to form, the Bouzaglos did not react well -
Unlike Reagan, however, at least they haven't pulled down their tweets.
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