Posted on 11/12/2018 10:58:00 AM PST by jmaroneps37
It's time for Republicans to play by Democrat rules.
On August 25,2018, after a long and painful illness, Arizona Republican Senator John McCain died.
His death created an opening in the Republican Senate Caucus.
On September 5, 2018 Arizona’s Republican Governor Doug Ducey filled the vacancy created by Senator McCain’s death by appointing former Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl to serve until 2020 and complete McCain’s term.
In 2012 Kyl announced he would not run for re-election and retired from politics; which gave us the plague of the aptly named Jeff Flake.
As a service to the nation and the Republican Party, Senator Kyl agreed to come back to the Senate with the understanding that he could resign as quickly as the end of December 2018.
In the now likely event that Arizona Republican Senate candidate Martha McSally loses, Governor Ducey should respond by playing by Democrat rules.
Ducey should accept Senator Kyl’s resignation and immediately appoint McSally to complete the original McCain term which runs until 2020.
With Martha McSally in the Senate making helpful constructive votes for two years she would have a big leg up to election in 2020.
A Senator McSally would make a sharp contrast to the other Senator from Arizona.
Kelly Ward....
Why?
The Dems still steal the McCain seat. What’s the point?
Don’t forget the republican controlled senate can seat whoever they want for that seat. They don’t have to take sinema they can seat mcsally
Dr. Kelly Ward. She would be OK.
She stuck her foot in her mouth and never campaigned like she wanted it.
Need to appoint a real conservative; Kelli award.
The GOP establishment screwed over Kelli Ward because she is a conservative.
McCain won in 2016. So I’ve read there will be a special election in 2020 to fill out the term, then another election in 2022 to remain in cycle.
Should I contact the AZ Gov and have him move me there, so I can take the seat? I’d be to the right of Trump, more in-line with Washington.
Yep.
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