Exactly right.
Most of the motivation for any candidate to run is ego. When it is obvious that you will get no more than 1.5% of the vote, you don't need to be in the mix to begin with. Fortunately the dims have the green party to contend with on their side to siphon off the extreme lefties..
> When it is obvious that you will get no more than 1.5% of the vote, you don’t need to be in the mix to begin with.
To be an established party they need a certain pct of voters. To get voters they have to run. In theory Masters is getting a favor but the reality is a lot of registered Libertarians in AZ probably default to Dem anarchist (i.e. Sinema).
If Masters beats Kelly (I’m pretty sure the McCain Republican wing is pro-Kelly, so it’s a tossup), Masters should court the AZ Libertarian to join with the AZ Republican Party and help kick out the McCainists, who are decidedly anti-Republican.