Why would McCain have to wait until after the primary?
“Why would McCain have to wait until after the primary?”
He doesn’t HAVE to wait. But if McCain resigns and Ducey appoints his wife, Bennett will have a campaign issue, the fix is in, etc.
McCain and his ilk like to operate outside the influence of the people. Remember in 2014 when the Eric Cantor was going to bring Amnesty up for a vote AFTER all the primaries were done, that is, when the people were trapped into voting for an Establishment republican or a democrat (same thing). But Cantor lost, and members got scared, and there went Amnesty.
Same thing here. McCain had to wait until May 31st so his successor would be appointed, not elected. And they probably had it all planned out. Then Bennett gets in the race and makes Ducey appointing McCain’s wife a campaign issue. So they had to get rid of Bennett, which didn’t work. So now they will wait till after the primary’s done, then they can put their plan into operation. Ducey can’t afford to look like a McCain stooge until after the people are trapped into voting for him or the democrat.