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Former Arizona GOP chair says Turning Point Action should stay out of elections
AZ Family • • nation
Key Points:
- Arizona Republicans lost every statewide race and two congressional seats in the recent midterm elections, also losing control of the state Legislature for the first time in over 50 years.
- Former Arizona GOP chair Gina Swoboda criticized the party for nominating extremist and election-denying candidates, noting that Arizona voters have consistently rejected such candidates except for Donald Trump in 2024.
- Swoboda blamed Turning Point Action, the political arm of Turning Point USA, for damaging the party by targeting incumbent Republicans in primaries, arguing that voters should define party membership, not political organizations.
- Turning Point Action-backed candidates won Republican primaries but were defeated in the general election, continuing a pattern of electoral losses for the group’s endorsed candidates in Arizona.
- Swoboda’s full interview discussing these issues will be broadcast on Arizona’s Family’s “Politics Unplugged” program.
