Dem gov's new campaign message man once said 'religious right' united by 'white supremacy'

Hobbs, a vocal progressive and anti-Trump leader, brought Michael Beyer on as her 2026 reelection campaign communications director in April despite his history of going after people because they are white, and not just Republicans either.

"White evangelicals are the only group that predominantly wants anti-gay discrimination, poll shows," Beyer posted on then-Twitter in 2017, along with a link to a blog from Slate. "Once again, it is a belief in white supremacy that unites the Religious Right," he added in his tweet. 

Turning to liberals, Beyer has also had choice words for white Bernie Sanders supporters, saying in a 2016 post on Twitter that they all have "white entitlement." He suggested in another post around the same time that the only reason Sanders won New Hampshire during the 2016 election was because the state is "91% white."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Hobbs campaign to question whether it would be reconsidering its decision to hire Beyer, but never received a response. 

Beyer himself did not respond when reached for comment, either. 

In addition to Beyer, Hobbs has a history of hiring other staffers who have made controversial remarks on social media. She has also had an issue with high turnover in her office.

Hobbs' office has also been impacted frequently by an unusually high turnover rate among her staff. In 2022, it was reported that two-thirds of Hobbs' gubernatorial campaign staff left across a period of just five months, with some of the departing staff describing their work on the campaign as "emotionally abusive."

Hobbs has lost staffers in the middle of ongoing legislative sessions, and, in 2023, Hobbs' legislative director resigned just hours before the release of the state's budget.

At least one of Hobbs' staffers went from their job on her campaign to another job with Arizona politics.