In your opinion, who would be the strongest challenger to McCain in AZ in 2016?
And yes, I’m hoping for a true conservative instead of an “electable” backstabbing RINO moderate squish.
Congressman David Schweikert. I'd say Salmon too, but he blew his last state-wide election against Janet Napolitano by failing to counter the anti-Mormon sentiment, which is strong in some areas of the state. It felt like he actually threw the election in the final weeks because of that.
It’s an excellent question. I’m not entirely sure which member of the House delegation would be the best to run. One mentioned Schweikert as a possibility. Ex-Rep. Quayle was borderline flaky. Salmon blew a winnable race for Governor in ‘02 (which gave the state and nation Butch Napolitano).
Frankly, the other Senator, Flake, is almost as bad as McCain, and both really need to go.
One possible name, Martha McSally, who is running in the 2nd district in a rematch (she narrowly lost in ‘12 for Gabby Giffords’ old seat), could be a possibility to run in 2016 (as she’d be a fresh face, and we certainly need those in office). Wendy Rogers, running in the 9th against the creepy leftist bisexual incumbent Kyrsten Sinema, is also a potential future Senate contender.