Ducey shuts down rumors of Cindy McCain’s appointment to Senate

KTAR ^ | May 31, 2018 | KTAR.com

[Steely Tom]

I thought it was a done deal.

[Parley Baer]

Ok John it is 6/1/18. You can die anytime now.

[MUDDOG]

Ducey didn’t shut down anything. He didn’t even address it.

He simply said, “There is no vacancy. John McCain is our senator.”

[Snickering Hound]

He didn't shoot it down, he dodged the question.

[apillar]

It appears that Ducey got a bit too much heat. Ironically he was not only getting it from those of us on the right, but the left had already started mocking the “Royal McCain Family Senate Seat”. I'm guessing that it will still given to a squishy deep state RINO, and probably somebody blessed by the McCain family, but it least it won't be Cindy or Meghan.

[BeauBo]

McCain Freedom Day!

He can no longer threaten to resign before the cutoff.

The Governor really did not close the door to appointing McCain’s wife though - she is rich, and could fund his future campaigns.

[Red Badger]

He won’t appoint Cindy McCain.

Meghan.............................

[pepsionice]

He doesn’t want to answer it directly. I think he’ll nominate himself. The AZ Sec of State is a Republican and could easily step into the Governor’s chair. Ducey is probably a RINO as well, but at least a fresh face.

[House Atreides]

He didn’t shoot it down, he dodged the question.
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Correct. While I would love to see McCain’s trial balloons popped or, at least, deflated, Governor Ducey did not do so — he dodged.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I'm OK with Ducey nominating himself. He would be far from the worst Republican in the Senate, and several steps above McCain and Flake.

Although the Flake example does give me pause...

[bert]

You are probably right

I can see him welcoming her, kissing her on each cheek, and then taking the job himself.

All’s fair in love and politics

[Lopeover]

Good.

[Bullish]

Jerk McCain won’t get out of the way because he knows it would help the republicans and hurt his beloved democrats. The guy’s a traitor to our side. Always has been.

[jazminerose]

Just what we need. Another dynasty.

[conservative98]

Newsmax is clickbait.

[Trump20162020]

Not that I want Cindy McCain to be appointed to that seat, but it's not unprecedented to nominate the spouse of the deceased.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Carnahan

[xzins]

Isn’t that what got Blagojevich thrown in jail?

[italianquaker]

Leave him alone, they were talking about the grandchildren

[Robert357]

I really don't understand the idea of appointing someone’s wife. Is the idea that they will maintain the legacy? Come one, why not appoint someone of standing within the party that has been elected to something else so that they have a leg up (experience wise) in the next general election?

Call me old fashioned, but I like elected officials, even when they are appointed to have run for some other office (and won the office) in the past, just so they have been vetted by the dirty tricks of politics.