Former Governor of Arizona and CEO of Citizens for Free Enterprise, Doug Ducey, spoke with the New York Post to discuss Kamala Harris’ failed record as Joe Biden’s Border Czar, CFFE’s mission, and the importance of economic freedom.
Below you will find excerpts from the article, which can be viewed in its entirety here.
New York Post: Former AZ Gov. Doug Ducey says Harris must ‘answer for’ failed border policies on the campaign trail
Cameron Arcand
8/7/2024
“I laughed out loud when you addressed her as the border czar,” the former gov told The Post in an exclusive interview.
Ducey, whose last two years in office coincided with Biden’s first two years in the White House, graded the administration poorly on the border.
“I served alongside three presidents: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. Joe Biden was by far the worst on the border,” adding that the border was in much better shape under the Trump administration.
“Today, the border is wide open and unprotected. Kamala Harris had never been to the border. She had never taken the border issue seriously as a United States senator or as vice president,” he continued.
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Beyond the border, Ducey’s administration was known for its economic reforms like income tax cuts, eliminating regulations on businesses, and balancing the state budget.
As the former Chief Executive Officer of Cold Stone Creamery, Ducey’s business reputation preceded him, and his passion for free markets has him taking up a new project this election cycle.
Now retired from government, Ducey heads up Citizens for Free Enterprise, a pro-business group that’s working to register voters who may care about free market issues, but may not otherwise be political junkies.
“The political discussion is deeply divided. It’s highly focused on personalities, and we want to talk about a principle, free enterprise, and the policies that support it,” Ducey said.
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“No one out there is doing what we’re doing,” Ducey said. “Most everyone else is focused on the same people that are highly invested, and it’s a turnout game on that side.”
“We’re focused on people that everyone else is missing, but could be game changers in these elections when we engage them.”
Ducey added that even in growing states like Arizona, Texas, and Tennessee, Americans are still facing the headwinds of financial woes like inflation.
“There’s been a winning playbook for good economic growth and development. But the policies of the Biden administration and this Federal Reserve of pumping so much money into the economy has really raised prices.”