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Kelly, a shill for the [[Democrat]] establishment who campaigns on a so-called "moderate" platform while admitting to favoring [[left-wing]] policies at a debate held between the two candidates on October 6, 2020,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVlNXVh5v1g 2020 Senate Debate: Martha McSally vs Mark Kelly]</ref> has faced numerous criticisms over his ties to the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. National security concerns remain as Kelly was on the board of a company that was directly tied to a Chinese tech company,<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/13/mark_kelly_silent_on_firms_windfall_from_chinese_tech_giant.html  

Kelly, a shill for the [[Democrat]] establishment who campaigns on a so-called "moderate" platform while admitting to favoring [[left-wing]] policies at a debate held between the two candidates on October 6, 2020,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVlNXVh5v1g 2020 Senate Debate: Martha McSally vs Mark Kelly]</ref> has faced numerous criticisms over his ties to the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. National security concerns remain as Kelly was on the board of a company that was directly tied to a Chinese tech company,<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/05/13/mark_kelly_silent_on_firms_windfall_from_chinese_tech_giant.html  

Mark Kelly Silent on Firm's Windfall From Chinese Tech Giant]</ref><ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/dem-senate-candidate-sat-on-advisory-board-of-company-that-partnered-with-chinese-tech-giant/ Arizona’s Mark Kelly Sat on Advisory Board of Company That Partnered With Chinese Tech Giant]</ref><ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/05/13/mark-kelly-china-ties-n2568720 AZ Senate: Mark Kelly Facing Backlash for Company's Ties to China]</ref><ref>[https://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2020/05/15/az-senate-wannabe-mark-kellys-chinese-communist-ties-exposed/ AZ Senate wannabe Mark Kelly’s Chinese Communist ties exposed]</ref> in addition to having attended a [[CCP]] forum in 2003.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/for-mark-kelly-attending-forum-hosted-by-ccp-was-the-beginning-of-lucrative-relationship-with-china/ For Mark Kelly, Attending Forum Hosted by CCP Was the Beginning of Lucrative Relationship with China]</ref><ref>[https://pjmedia.com/election/stephen-kruiser/2020/09/30/gun-grabbing-grifter-mark-kelly-is-yet-another-democrat-in-bed-with-the-chinese-communist-party-n988806 Gun-Grabbing Grifter Mark Kelly Is Yet Another Democrat in Bed With the Chinese Communist Party]</ref>

Mark Kelly Silent on Firm's Windfall From Chinese Tech Giant]</ref><ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/dem-senate-candidate-sat-on-advisory-board-of-company-that-partnered-with-chinese-tech-giant/ Arizona’s Mark Kelly Sat on Advisory Board of Company That Partnered With Chinese Tech Giant]</ref><ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/05/13/mark-kelly-china-ties-n2568720 AZ Senate: Mark Kelly Facing Backlash for Company's Ties to China]</ref><ref>[https://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2020/05/15/az-senate-wannabe-mark-kellys-chinese-communist-ties-exposed/ AZ Senate wannabe Mark Kelly’s Chinese Communist ties exposed]</ref> in addition to having attended a [[CCP]] forum in 2003.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/for-mark-kelly-attending-forum-hosted-by-ccp-was-the-beginning-of-lucrative-relationship-with-china/ For Mark Kelly, Attending Forum Hosted by CCP Was the Beginning of Lucrative Relationship with China]</ref><ref>[https://pjmedia.com/election/stephen-kruiser/2020/09/30/gun-grabbing-grifter-mark-kelly-is-yet-another-democrat-in-bed-with-the-chinese-communist-party-n988806 Gun-Grabbing Grifter Mark Kelly Is Yet Another Democrat in Bed With the Chinese Communist Party]</ref> Kelly has also been criticized over his [[liberal hypocrisy]] regarding the Paycheck Protection Program Sen. McSally helped secure to provide crucial aid to small businesses amidst the [[CCP pandemic]], criticizing it yet benefiting from the loans.<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democratic-candidates-benefit-from-ppp-loans-they-criticized Democratic candidates benefit from PPP loans they criticized]</ref><ref>[https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/arizona-dems-business-took-ppp-loan-after-he-criticized-program/ Arizona’s Mark Kelly Slammed PPP While His Company Reaped Its Benefits]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/07/08/senate-democrat-candidates-criticize-ppp-loans-yet-benefit-loans/ Democrat Senate Candidates Benefited from PPP Loans While Criticizing Program]</ref>

McSally faced a strong primary challenger, which arguably may hurt her in the general election due to votes being siphoned away by voters who tend to buy into the mostly misleading notion of the senator being a "[[RINO]]". However, some conservatives such as [[Paul Gosar]] and [[Kelli Ward]] who previously opposed McSally in her [[2018_U.S._Senate_election_in_Arizona#Martha_McSally|2018 bid]] now support the interim senator; Gosar predicted in early October 2020 that McSally may narrowly pull off a victory and that [[Donald Trump]] will win the state by five points in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election|concurrent presidential election]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/07/gop-rep-paul-gosar-donald-trump-will-win-arizona/ GOP Rep. Paul Gosar: ‘Donald Trump Will Win Arizona’]</ref>

McSally faced a strong primary challenger, which arguably may hurt her in the general election due to votes being siphoned away by voters who tend to buy into the mostly misleading notion of the senator being a "[[RINO]]". However, some conservatives such as [[Paul Gosar]] and [[Kelli Ward]] who previously opposed McSally in her [[2018_U.S._Senate_election_in_Arizona#Martha_McSally|2018 bid]] now support the interim senator; Gosar predicted in early October 2020 that McSally may narrowly pull off a victory and that [[Donald Trump]] will win the state by five points in the [[2020 U.S. presidential election|concurrent presidential election]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/07/gop-rep-paul-gosar-donald-trump-will-win-arizona/ GOP Rep. Paul Gosar: ‘Donald Trump Will Win Arizona’]</ref>