On Saturday, a reliably red seat was made a little bluer. David Brill, the Democrat challenging Paul Gosar, the Republican incumbent, released a campaign ad featuring six siblings of Paul Gosar, critically calling out their brother on several issues.
Jennifer Gosar, a medical interpreter says, "This isn't just about Paul, this is about family." The six siblings claim that Paul Gosar is not working for Arizonans, rather, for himself. One family member, in particular, David Gosar, caught the attention of David Brill because of his Twitter account that exists just for the purpose of calling out his brother.
Gosar's mother is supporting Paul, she says, "I share the same philosophy and policies that Paul does," she continues, "He's done a hell of a job for Arizona, and they love him." It all started when Paul told his brother that he believed the story that former President Barack Obama was born outside of the U.S. David was in shock and could not believe that he was elected. This all happened in 2010 when the Tea Party Movement spread like wildfire across the country.
While Brill may be trying to win this seat, RCP has Gosar's chances of winning at 99.9%.
It's almost impossible that Brill will win in November. Many siblings have previously endorsed opponents, however, the number of siblings that endorsed Brill is unusual. With a family of 10 people, the odds of multiple siblings going against their sibling is relatively high.
80,000 people voted for Gosar in the Republican Primary where 16,000 voted for David Brill. The race is almost sure to be in the Republican win column. It just goes to show that you can be vulnerable to any type of criticism, even from your family. It seems that his siblings will not stop to make sure they get their point of view across. November 6th is under 50 days away, we'll have to wait to see if any more bomb will be dropped onto this race.