Greg Stanton Wins Arizona 4th Primary as Allegations Doom Kai Newkirk
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Greg Stanton Wins Arizona 4th Primary as Allegations Doom Kai Newkirk
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton beat progressive challenger Kai Newkirk in the Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional District, preserving a rare moderate win after left-wing primary gains elsewhere.
Newkirk’s attacks on Stanton as too pro-business, pro-Israel and too tough on immigration failed to gain traction in Arizona, even though similar anti-establishment arguments recently unseated establishment Democrats in New York.
July endorsement pullbacks further damaged Newkirk after activists and party groups cited concerning behavior, while fallout from sexual-assault accusations involving former Maine candidate Graham Platner also hurt his campaign.
Stanton, a New Democrat Coalition member backed by AIPAC, now advances to November’s general election as a strong favorite to win a fifth House term.
The result offers Democrats’ moderate wing a counterexample to the party’s recent socialist primary wins in New York, Colorado and Washington, D.C.