Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Kyrsten Sinema was given a boost Thursday when the Green Party’s candidate dropped out and endorsed her — a move that could give Sinema an edge over Republican Martha McSally in an airtight race.
“I want [supporters] to vote for a better Arizona, and that would be for Kyrsten Sinema,” third-party candidate Angela Green told 12 News. “After watching the debates and seeing everything, Sinema’s stance on a lot of things are very similar to mine.”
BREAKING AZ Green Party's U.S. Senate candidate Angela Green tells #12News she's dropping out & throwing support to @kyrstensinema. Green was polling up to 6% in toss-up race. https://t.co/WwxN7M13b0 #AZSEN pic.twitter.com/GA4tfSyAoO
— BrahmResnik (@brahmresnik) November 1, 2018
The decision, coming just days away from Tuesday’s midterm election, shakes up the already close race — where polling has been particularly volatile.
A Fox News poll released this week had the race at a tie, while an ABC 15/OH Predictive Insights poll had McSally ahead by 7. On the flip side, an NBC News/Marist poll had Sinema ahead by 6 in a head-to-head, but that lead cut to 3 when factoring in Green — who polled at 6 percent. The Real Clear Politics average of recent polls has Sinema ahead by 0.7 percent
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