While at the Arizona Young Republicans Engagement Forum, Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters said he sees promise in the next generation of Americans to put this country back on track.
“Young people today, if you poll them, expect to be worse off than their parents, if you can believe that — what a bizarre inversion of the American dream. The American dream is supposed to be things get better and better each generation. You’re supposed to reasonably expect to do better than your parents did. But now, especially after the last 21 months of Joe Biden’s crazy agenda, that’s all under assault,” Masters said. “Our message is not one of resentment. It’s one of hope. 2022 and 2024, if we elect the right Republicans, young Republicans especially, we can save this country. This country is too great to let it slip away from us, so we’re not going to let that happen.”
“The American dream is supposed to be things get better from generation to generation – you’re supposed to reasonably expect to do better than your parents did. But now, especially in the last 21 months because of Joe Biden’s crazy agenda, that’s all under assault.” @bgmasters pic.twitter.com/NO18YX7Dhd
— Blake Masters for U.S. Senate Press (@MastersPress) October 19, 2022
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Masters, who is 37, shared that he hopes the work from his campaign trail over the past 500 days will inspire others to throw their hats in the political ring. For all the young Republicans out there, Masters said his best piece of advice for getting involved in politics is to join a campaign.
“I promise you, campaigns, they are like startups. That’s the world I come from. Everyone’s wearing many hats, and there’s always something to do. Never think that you don’t have something to offer a campaign, because you do. Find the candidates you vibe with, find the candidates you’re really excited about, and go to work for them,” Masters said. “If people got involved when they’re 15, 16, by the time you’re 21, you’re ready to be in the city council. Let’s do that. Let’s build that kind of Republican Party.”
Masters shared the stage with another young Republican nominee, Abe Hamadeh, 31, running for Arizona attorney general. Hamadeh said he sees hope in the next generation of Republicans, standing where he once did.
“I look, and I see hope, and I see the future right now. And it’s because I’m not in it alone,” Hamadeh said. “I look to this future generation. That’s who we’re fighting for, because I recognize I was in their position at these types of events just 15 years ago.”
He ultimately said that whatever the next generation of Republicans does in life, whether entering politics, serving in the military, or working any job, everyone should do it with American pride.
“Once they [the left] demoralize us and ruin our American spirit, that’s when it’s over. But it’s not going to be over – you know why? Because all of us are still fighting right here today,” Hamadeh said.
Let’s win this @bgmasters! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/C1twc0W2DI
— Abe Hamadeh for Arizona AG (@AbrahamHamadeh) October 19, 2022
According to Stacker, in the 2020 presidential election, voters between 18 and 29 accounted for roughly 21 percent of votes cast in Arizona. People aged 20 to 29 make up roughly 14 percent of Arizona’s population.
Watch the entire event with Masters and Hamadeh here.
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Photo “Blake Masters” by Blake Masters for U.S. Senate Press.
