Eli Crane

This one is maybe more of a reach for Democrats.

This is the second congressional district, uh, which is currently held by, uh, Eli Crane.

Uh, Jonathan Nez, former Navajo Nation president, is, is running again against him.

And this week, uh, there was an ad, uh, for Crane against, uh, Nez.

You should know who Jonathan Nez is if you're gonna be in this business.

So I think there may be some sympathy vote there.

Is it enough to close the gap with Eli Crane? Probably not.

He is a true, true, uh, conservative, uh, ideologue, uh, Trump supporter.

Like Arizona, too.

We just got word that Democrats have given up on Arizona, too, their second congressional district represented by Republican Eli Crane.

That was long seen as a possible pickup for the Democrats, but not anymore.

They are pulling their money from it.

That was followed in 2015 by Nez serving as vice president of the Navajo Nation for four years.

And in November of 2018, at age 43, Jonathan Nez won an election that would make him the Navajo Nation's youngest ever president, and he is now running for the second time to replace Republican Eli Crane in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.

Welcome to the AZ Political podcast, Jonathan Nez.

Well, thank you so much for having me.

So I, I speak the Navajo language to honor our Navajo code talkers and also our men and women who have served and are serving this great country of ours.

I mentioned this is your second attempt to win the 2nd Congressional District, uh, that seat in Congress.

Uh, in 2024, Eli Crane received 54.5% of the vote.

You got 45.5%.

Politics and Poll Tracker here with a, with a chart.

"Democraps stop spending in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District against Congressperson Eli Crane, R-AZ." Well, good.

"The counter-vibe shift is real, and it's as spectacular as when brat summer gave way to, uh, Kamala mentations autumn.

If Democraps cannot even attempt to flip an R plus nine district in a supposed blue year, what hope do James Talarico and Sherrod Brown really have? They have none, and MGP is still in danger of losing.

I love him.

Abe Hamadeh and Eli Crane, two incredible people.

[cheering] [applauding]

Thank you, fellas.

[cheers] I love him.

Abe Hamadeh and Eli Crane, two incredible people.

[cheers] Thank you, fellas.

Thank you.

In neighboring Arizona, we're now getting word that Democrats have given up on Arizona too.

Their second congressional district represented by Republican Eli Crane, that was long seen as a possible pickup for the Dems, not anymore.

And that's significant because if they can't flip a Trump plus nine district in Arizona, what chance do they have of flipping Texas or Iowa or Kansas or Ohio? That's the key tell with the Democrats withdrawing their money from Arizona, too.

Speaking of the Democrats have all but abandoned Texas, Tallarico is literally broke and there's no more money coming in, whereas Paxton is more money than any Texas Senate candidate ever in history, largely thanks to Elon.