Posted on 05/28/2018 9:32:13 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
As Arizonans prepare for their final salute to Sen. John McCain, Republicans and political pundits in the state privately tell Newsmax they expect the appointment of his wife, Cindy, to succeed him in the Senate.
Of course, no one in the Grand Canyon State who spoke to us wants to go on record discussing what will happen when the ailing McCain no longer holds his seat. But those who did agree, almost unanimously, that Cindy McCain following John in the Senate through appointment by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is a near-certainty.
"I've always assumed that was the arrangement," said a friend of the McCain family since John's 1973 return from captivity in Vietnam.
A former Republican senator who served with McCain agreed.
"I don't know if this [succession] has been formalized, but that's what people who know John tell me."
(Both of those who spoke to Newsmax did so under promise of anonymity).
One source close to the McCain family said supporters of the senator have quietly let Gov. Ducey know Cindy is the choice of "Team McCain."
Others mentioned for appointment include Ducey's top aide Kirk Adams, a former speaker of the state House of Representatives, and Karrin Taylor Robson, multi-millionaire businesswoman and member of the State Board of Regents.
Because of the time factor involved in a Senate seat opening in Arizona, speculation has begun to mount about what will happen when the Senate seat Republican McCain has held since 1986 finally is open.
Should the seat become open before June 1, state law requires a special election this fall. Democrats from Phoenix to Washington, D.C., make little secret of their desire of having another Senate seat on the fall ballot in 2018 because they sense it is a good year for the party outside the White House.
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Cindy is a democrat socialist.
Bingo. We have a federal government that has transitioned to administrative law, run by oligarchy of "candidates" offered up by each party via the current primary system ...
ROTFL!!!
He needs to be more concerned about the hereafter than his senate seat. His comment telling people to “go to hell” was over the top unless that was Cindy’s spin on it.
Great another entitled liberal. This should be left to the voters to decide then.
That’s a nightmare.....
Thanks for the heads up.
Is McCain dead already? If he is not dead, then isn’t it disrespectful to be salivating over his Senate seat?
“One source close to the McCain family said supporters of the senator have quietly let Gov. Ducey know Cindy is the choice of “Team McCain.”
The hell with the voters, right.
I can’t stand this entitlement BS when it comes to long time politicians.
Just patriots who value the rule of law.
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Exactly what the AZ GOP is trying to prevent.
Exactly as liberals would do it. Recall Sala Burton, who, by the way, lay dying for months in secret while “serving” her dead hubby’s term.a
I hope they go the way of the Kennedys. Reminder to the good folks of Arizona...this is not a monarchy!
This is effing wrong on every level. We did not elect her; I’m not even sure we elected Juan.
No; this seat should go to someone who legitimately earns it via the voting booth. Let us have our election this summer and November. It won’t cost the taxpayers any more to do it right.
McCain was still married when met Cindy and her money. Married her weeks after he got divorced from faithful wife.
no more dynasties!
NO!
if she’s so power-hungry, let her run for office like anyone else
we do NOT want any more dam*ed dynasties shoved down our throats in this country!
Absolutely disgusting.
“I’ve always assumed that was the arrangement,” said a friend of the McCain family since John’s 1973 return from captivity in Vietnam.
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NO!
NO!!!!
NO!!!!!!!
“Arrangement” - Who the !@(* is McCain to make an “arrangement” who will replace him when the old bastard finally dies? And Nepotism? WHAT?!
I just did.
https://azgovernor.gov/engage/form/contact-governor-ducey
There is not one conservative person in Arizona that wants John McCain in the Senate.
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