Posted on 08/24/2018 2:57:24 PM PDT by Innovative
It’s now clear that John McCain (R-Ariz.) probably will not return to Washington full-time as a U.S. senator. He’s been home in Arizona since December battling brain cancer, and on Friday he announced he’ll stop treatment for it, saying “the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict.” The statement didn’t indicate how much time McCain has left to live, or whether he will remain in the Senate as his health declines.
Regardless of those factors, the timing of McCain’s announcement makes what was potentially a messy, complicated battle about how to replace him much simpler. When the time comes, the governor of Arizona will appoint a replacement for McCain’s seat, and that person will serve until the next election, which will not be until November 2020.
That means McCain’s replacement in a nearly evenly divided Senate is likely to be a Republican.
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That’s nice, considering the GOP didn’t have it before
The article says nothing we don’t already know. Snowflakes are a different issue.
If he’s ending treatment and he hasn’t represented the people of Arizona since December... why in God’s name hasn’t he stepped down yet?
Hearing on he SC Justice begin Sept 4. Iirc. New Senator will be in place to vote him into office
Maybe the governor will replace him with a real conservative. One can hope.
It more than “likely” it’s required by Arizona law
Cindy McCain or Paul Gosar will be the replacement.
If he dies in office the governor appoints his successor without any ties to the family. Stepping down may have had some contingency involved.
Please let it be Paul Gosar
A GOP replacement will be made and he doesn’t have to run again until 2020, so what is ‘more likely’ nonsense?
Worth repeating Bump!
GOP as in Cindy
Then he wouldn't be McVain, would he?
Wheel him over the border into Mexico.
Let him croak in the land of his loyalties and away from the Americans he loathes so much.
One would think he might be using his letter of resignation as a bargaining chip?
Perhaps to appoint his own successor?
If his wife or daughter ends up in the seat, I assume the fix is in...
JMHO
GOP hasn’t had McCain’s seat for a number of years.
So with McCain’s earthly demise and Flake’s political demise, we pick up two Republican seats.
LOL
I can just see Amber Phillips, the Compost “writer”, melting down like a snowflake in Phoenix as she wrote this piece.
Makes me smile just thinking about it!
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