U.S.Sen.Runner:'Female,Black,Gay Officials R Bad for Economy'
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| Blake Masterson running for senate |
I'm gay but not a federal official but I wish someone other than Fox news will tell him( Blake Masters), what the economy today is, good. Why? Unemployment is at a record low, gas keeps coming down and we have enough money to pay for the things that are in the budget the only problem is inflation which is gone down (6.3) but is still too high.. This is affecting us all. The money we get is going into the goods we buy. The only ones that never seem affected are the top 10%.
But to hear this man say things that are just idiotic like a person's gender or color of skin or sexual orientation affects the economy because of their bad ber stupidities like this one when they go to vote for their senator in a couple of months.
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Newsweek
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters appeared to suggest on Twitter that female, Black, and gay federal officials are responsible for the difficulties facing the U.S. economy.
On Sunday, Masters, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump, shared a story from the Associated Press on Twitter about diversity at the Federal Reserve. The AP said that the Fed's leadership "has become its most diverse ever. There are more female, Black and gay officials contributing to the central bank's interest-rate decisions than at any time in its 109-year history."
"Finally a compelling explanation for why our economy is doing so well," Masters wrote, likely speaking with sarcasm about problems currently facing the U.S. economy, such as high inflation and concerns about a recession.
Blake Masters Speaks on Election Night
Above, Republican U.S. senatorial candidate Blake Masters speaks during his election night watch party on August 2, 2022, in Chandler, Arizona. Masters has appeared to criticize diversity at the Federal Reserve, blaming problems the U.S. economy is currently facing on it.
There was mixed reaction to Masters' tweet on the social media site, with some users appearing to agree with his criticism of the Fed, others condemning it.
"Same thing happening to various companies, where they prioritize diversity hiring over skill, qualification, and talent," journalist and right-wing Twitter personality Ian Miles Cheong tweeted.
CNN Senior National Correspondent Kyung Lah shared Masters' tweet and added simply: "Blake Masters is Arizona's Republican US Senate nominee."
"Surely Arizona US Senate candidate Blake Masters meant to text this racist, misogynist, anti-LGBTQ hot take to his wife and not actually ... tweet it to the world???" wrote Shannon Watts, the founder of gun safety group Moms Demand Action.
The economy is set to be a major issue in the upcoming midterm elections as inflation has stayed at near 40-year highs.
The annualized rate of inflation was 8.5 percent in July, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), though the price of gas has declined amid concerns about the high cost of living.
In June, the annualized rate of inflation had been 9.1 percent. The average price for a gallon of gas was $3.85 on Monday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
The housing market is another indication of how the economy is performing. Data released this week showed that there are 183 U.S. regions where house prices could drop by as much as 20 percent in the event of a recession.
U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has declined for two consecutive quarters. Many economists view two-quarters of negative GDP growth as evidence of a recession, but the U.S. will not officially be in a recession unless economists at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) declare it.
The Federal Reserve announced on Friday that inflation had declined in July based on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, which is often seen as the Fed's preferred measure of inflation.
The PCE index showed an annualized rate of inflation of 6.3 percent, down from 6.8 percent in June.
Masters is running against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly in the Arizona U.S. Senate race. The November midterm contest may be of major importance in retaining control of the congressional chamber in an election year where Democrats are expected to struggle against Republicans.
Poll tracker FiveThirtyEight rates Kelly as favored to win the Senate race in Arizona.
Newsweek reached out to the Masters and Kelly campaigns for comment.
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