PHOENIX โ Sen. Martha McSally has suggested that supporters could โfast a meal" to donate to the Arizona Republican's campaign as she fights to fend off a tough challenge from Democrat Mark Kelly.
If you can give a dollar, five dollars, if you can fast a meal and give what that would be.โThe remark drew critical attention on social media, while McSally's campaign said the candidate was just joking about skipping a meal.
โThis is a dumb, non-story about a candidate,โ Caroline Anderegg, a McSally campaign spokeswoman, told the Arizona Republic.
โIt is frankly sad and disgusting that the Dems and the Kelly campaign are launching a misleading character assassination on Martha McSally, who would literally give the shirt off her back for anyone."
McSally trails Kelly in recent polls by anywhere from 5 to 11 percentage points, according to realclearpolitics.com.