Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is facing backlash for saying this week that state GOP Sen. Wendy Rogers, a major source of election disinformation who has ties to white nationalists, was preferable to having a Democrat in office.
The comments came the day before Rogers, a Flagstaff Republican, was scheduled to speak at an America First Political Action Conference in Florida, hosted by a group whose leader has been criticized as espousing extremist ideologies.
"What I need as a governor are governing majorities so that I can pass dollars into our social safety net, so we can provide programs like this that will help children from all over our state," the governor said following a Thursday event announcing partially state-funded scholarships for foster children to attend Grand Canyon University, a private Christian school.
"That's what I've wanted to do, is move my agenda forward," Ducey said. "I'm proud of what we've been able to accomplish. And she's still better than her opponent, Felicia French."
Rogers defeated French, a Democrat, in 2020 for the Senate seat in Legislative District 6 in northern Arizona, which stretches from Tusayan to Payson and Snowflake. Ducey's political action committee gave a significant boost to Rogers' campaign as part of its efforts to help the GOP maintain control of the state Legislature.
The progressive groups Advancing Arizona and Progress Now Arizona chastised Ducey for his comments.
"Gov. Doug Ducey must stand with the people he swore an...
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