Don’t beat yourself up over it. A big problem was that there was no viable opponent who stepped up to run in the GOP primary who could’ve taken him down (Trent Franks had mulled it over, apparently, but he didn’t step up for the reason he just resigned). To the point, he was anointed by the party establishment and to serve as a McQueeg puppet.
Yes, I expect our favorite RINO will be checking out before long, though he might manage to hang on by feeding on his hatred of Trump. I actually disagree on one point: Gov. Ducey should NOT appoint Kelli Ward to his seat. She’s declared for Flake’s open seat for a full 6-year term. If Ducey appoints her to the McQueeg vacancy, it will be for just a 4-year term, and worse, it all but hands the Flake seat to the even more left-wing RINO Martha McSally.
I expected Ducey might appoint DeWit, the State Treasurer, but President Trump has snatched him away to serve as NASA CFO. Perhaps going to one of the other House members (except McSally) or statewide officeholders. I haven’t vetted them enough to figure which is the best.
BTW, I’m in TN, not in AZ, but we all have a vested interest in the politics of every state now for obvious reasons.
Thanks...I had forgotten about Martha McSally. So many moving parts!
I see Ducey appointing Stump if McCain goes prior to the primary
I was dubious about how poorly you and SJBanker rated Flake but he proved you right.
I’d compare him to Joe Suckbooger, who’s voting record was pretty good. Look at him to go full retard once out of office. Other comparable, Larry Pressler. He was never one of the most conservative guys but I never expected a full retard to be inside him, waiting to come out.
It’s interesting to see people drift once they are out of office, I’d never have suspected Kucinch would support Trump.
Sasse might be the next Flake. He may be a conservative but he appears to have a liberal’s temperament. He likes the tongue bathes liberals (who would never vote for him in a million years) give him when he tweets about how Trump sucks.
I wouldn’t be pleased with McSally (to Flake’s left but with a better temperament it would seem) but I’m still not sold on Ward, she must demonstrate that she can win the GE, we can’t risk another seat on another questionable candidate just cause we like the taste of her red meat. I’d love a third option, former State Party Chairman Robert Graham seems like the only potential candidate still thinking about it.
If McPain crokes before DeWit is confirmed to the NASA thing, I suspect he’d rather be a Senator (who wouldn’t?) For some reason he just seems to really want out of his current job so badly that he was willing to take whatever the administration offered.
And appointing Ward to the vacancy might actually be a very smart play because
1)She’d then be the incumbent
2)Whoever the rats run for the vacancy will be less formidable than the dyke Sinema.
3)No nasty primary for the Flake Seat
Auh2, what do you think? I feel like perhaps you said the same thing.