Victor consistently polled in the low single digits, but Democratic groups offered some funding to his campaign.
Libertarian Marc Victor dropped out of the Arizona Senate race Tuesday and endorsed Republican Blake Masters, in a move that could transfer Victor’s supporters to Masters before Election Day next week—delivering a small but possibly notable boost for Masters in an increasingly tight race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
Victor, who consistently polled in the low single digits, will still appear on the ballot, but he encouraged his supporters to cast their votes for Masters instead.
Victor said he is “very confident . . . Blake Masters is going to do everything he possibly can to further the interest of the live-and-let-live global peace movement,” he declared Tuesday in a 30-minute YouTube endorsement video featuring an interview with Masters.
Democratic groups helped fund Victor’s campaign in an apparent effort to draw votes from Masters: The Save Democracy PAC and the Defeat Republicans PAC gave $5,000 each, and tech billionaire Ron Conway and his family members gave Victor’s campaign more than $45,000, The New York Times reported.
