“Her opponent, Martha McSally — just as a citizen — is the epitome of what you would want in your neighborhood, in your church, in your state, your county. I mean, if you’re looking at public achievements, public accomplishments and so forth, McSally is it. She is what decades ago was the objective of politics, to find and produce quality moral, high value citizens to represent the best of America.
She was it. She’s the most decorated, the first… I don’t know… Highly decorated first female fighter pilot, I believe, in the Air Force....one of the most impeccably attractive candidates...”
Rush doesn’t live in Arizona. McSally was a Perfumed Princess in the military. Strong political ties to the women Congresscritters. Treated with kid gloves. She was a womans rights activist in the military, without the real combat time or operational background to back it up. Never met an A-10 pilot who liked her. Met a number who turned red at the mention of her name.
She got 51% of the vote in the primary. She had refused to endorse Trump and refused to say who she voted for in 2016. Her voting record was well to the left of Jeff Flake.
She lost the district I live in her first run. Then won by a few hundred votes. Then won by 5-10% the next time. Not a GOP powerhouse. When Killi Ward knocked Flake out of the running, McSally became the GOP_E candidate. Then they got Sheriff Joe to run as well, making it obvious McSally would get the largest share of the vote.
Here is a current thread on how she is viewed:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3705246/posts
In 2012, she conceded defeat on 17 November. In 2014, she won - on 17 December! Not because of cheating. Just two close elections. One she lost. One she won. Takes a long time to count votes in Arizona.
I voted for McSally. I got two family members who had voted for Obama to vote straight Republican. Well, Kavanaugh convinced them to vote straight Republican!
The GOP ran well in Arizona. Look at the ballot initiatives. Green power lost big. A ban to prevent a new category of taxes won big.A Republican measure on campaign financing won by 13 points. Most of the statewide offices were won by Republicans and by large margins.
Mormons normally make up 5-8% of Republican voters in Arizona. Did they vote against McSally to protest Trump vs Flake? We had a bitter primary held at the end of August, and voting for the general election started in mid-October. Not enough recovery time. Sinema had months to run ads unanswered by the GOP. McSally ran a pee-poor campaign. Said what she was against, but never said what she was for. Her attitude projected, “I don’t believe we even need to have a vote!”
Rush doesn’t know Arizona. Dennis Deconcini was a Democrat Senator from 1977-1995. For about 10 years, he was in the Senate with Barry Goldwater! If anything, Republicans are more dominant in Arizona than in the past. Good chart here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Arizona
“Treated with kid gloves. She was a womans rights activist in the military, without the real combat time or operational background to back it up. Never met an A-10 pilot who liked her. Met a number who turned red at the mention of her name.”
Probably all true but compared to the democrat Sinema I’d take Martha....especially where control of the senate is involved.