The Left has no shame. They can’t hide it anymore.
And now a Democrat Governor got dragged over the coals for one disgusting action.
Arizona’s Hobbs Torched for “Drunken Sailor” Spending as Campaign Burns Through Cash Ahead of Midterms
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ reelection campaign spent nearly three times what it raised in the second quarter of 2026, burning through more than $7.4 million in three months as a prominent Arizona GOP activist accused the battleground incumbent of “spending like a drunken sailor” to prop up a struggling campaign.
Hobbs Campaign Burns Through Cash at Alarming Rate
Campaign finance records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Hobbs’ campaign began the second-quarter filing period with roughly $7.18 million cash on hand, raised about $2.64 million, spent more than $7.44 million, and ended the quarter with just $2.38 million in the bank. Much of the spending went toward communications, TV advertising and outside campaign consulting firms.
“She’s spending like a drunken sailor. And drunken sailors typically don’t spend smart,” Turning Point USA chief operating officer, former Maricopa County GOP chair and seventh-generation Arizonan Tyler Bowyer told Fox News Digital. “When you’re spending that much money on consultants and TV and paid messaging, that tells me there isn’t a lot of organic energy behind the campaign.”
Bowyer said the filing reflects a broader challenge for Democrats in Arizona and nationally, calling Hobbs’ campaign spending more than it raised “a huge problem” for an incumbent Democrat in a battleground state, and pointed to a heavy reliance on paid media and consultants over grassroots organizing as a red flag for the campaign’s underlying strength heading into November.
GOP Sees Opening as Hobbs Heads Toward Rematch With Trump-Backed Challenger
Hobbs, who narrowly won the governor’s office in 2022 against then-Republican challenger Kari Lake, won her uncontested primary this week and will face Trump-backed Republican nominee Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., in the general election. Biggs’ campaign seized on Hobbs’ spending numbers earlier this month, accusing the incumbent governor of “lighting” $7.4 million “on fire” and highlighting what it described as a 281% Q2 burn rate.
Hobbs campaign manager Nicole DeMont pushed back on the criticism, telling Fox News Digital: “While Andy Biggs’ campaign is floundering and stuck defending his decision to side with a pedophile cult over protecting women and children, we’re proud of the strong support we’ve received from grassroots donors in all 15 Arizona counties. We’re going to continue using those resources to reach Arizonans across the state in both English and Spanish through face-to-face conversations, community organizing, and on their TVs, local radio stations, and digital platforms.”
Bowyer Says Spending Spree Reflects Broader National Democratic Weakness
Bowyer also cast Hobbs’ burn rate as symptomatic of a larger problem for national Democrats, arguing the party is spending aggressively just to keep pace with Republicans heading into the midterms even though Democrats are the party out of power in Washington and would typically expect the president’s party to face tougher headwinds.
He added that Hobbs’ cash position matters beyond her own campaign because Arizona lacks a Senate race this cycle to help drive Democratic fundraising and turnout infrastructure down the ballot.
“If the governor doesn’t have money, then a lot of candidates down ballot won’t have a ton of money,” Bowyer said, arguing Democrats often rely on federal races as a “crutch” to support campaigns lower on the ticket.
Bowyer framed the stakes in stark terms for conservatives well beyond Arizona’s borders, calling on Republicans to invest now in the battleground state to build the organization and funding needed for the 2028 presidential map.
“Right now, we’re in the battle of our lives for what 2030 and beyond will look like,” Bowyer said. “We may look back at 2026 and realize that was the pivot point where we saved America ahead of 2028, or we lost America for good.”
