Posted on 08/26/2018 7:17:11 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
CALLER: Hello, Rush. How you doing?
RUSH: Fine. Thank you, sir.
CALLER: Hey, Rush. Ive been listening to Governor Ducey of Arizona. Hes thinking of appointing John McCains wife after the senator passes, and I just dont understand the sense of the Republican Party, what theyre thinking when they finally have a chance to put a conservative in there that will back this president, and theyre gonna go with I dont know what Ms. McCains politics is, but if its anything like Senator McCains, its not good.
RUSH: Sadly, none of that is a factor. And, by the way, the default idea that Republicans want conservatives is not necessarily true, sadly. But I think Remember when the Democrat Who was it? Carnahan. Mel Carnahan passed away, and immediately his wife the soon-to-become-known Widow Carnahan assumed office, because it was assumed to be his office.
It was assumed to be the Carnahan seat, just as this is presumed to be the McCain seat. McCain has not been defeated. McCain will have passed away. Therefore, it goes to his wife because its McCains seat. Its an honor. I understand your thoughts on this. But I dont think any of the factors you mentioned would be used in determining who should be appointed to it. The fact that theyve already announced
I dont know if theyve announced it or if its just a news story on the basis of informed rumor. But Ive seen it, that his wife, Cindy, will assume the seat. Its being extended as a measure of respect for Senator McCain under the premise that he didnt lose the seat in an election. But it points up, you know, one of the problems with the establishment and how they view seats and positions of power within the club.
What does that mean?
It means extending the Senate seat to Cindy because she's a widow is throwing smelly Obama on the wall to see if it will stick.
Thank you so much for labeling all people of AZ “ignoramuses.”
Does that include all of us that have not voted for McCain in years except in ‘08 because they didn’t want Obama?
Thanks LG... I have some good ‘Trump supporting’ friends near Tuscon~ I thought Hillary was only one ‘lumping us all in same basket’...lol
No, you missed my point.
I said to name the primary winner to the seat, and then elevate the loser to the general election.
it would be an insult to the voters to put in place someone who was rejected by the majority GOP for the nomination.
Again, this is backwards. By appointing the primary winner, it would reward the voters with an instant Senator, and give the primary loser a second chance.
-PJ
I certainly hope you are right on the not dawdling, the suspense is killing me.
Going to vote tomorrow for the fair Dr. Kelly, the good Sheriff should have bowed out but....
Terrific idea to appoint you, should we all call Doug?
I am so sorry to hear this and am very disappointed in her for not listening to you as I know you would have given her excellent advise.
It she loses tomorrow it’s her own dang fault.
If she could have shut out McSally and all the establishment money spent against her...(sadly shaking my head!)
You’re welcome.
It frosts me that peeps here on FR can’t see that going up against the pubbie establishment machine is not an easy thing.
I know of NO ONE who is a republican that votes for McCain but election after election....
Deplorable I will wear proudly but ignoramus, naw, not so much. LOL
Ok. That would work. Hearing now Ducey may want the seat in 2020 so doesn’t want a permanent replacement there.
If the primary winner accepts the appointment, she will be trading a sure two years in the Senate for a chance at eight years but with all the fundraising and campaigning that goes with it. She will have to run again as an incumbent in 2020 to finish the term, and again in 2022 for the chance at a full six years.
Since this will create a vacancy in the general election, the state Republican party will be free to select any replacement candidate that they want. While the runner-up in the primary would be nice, it doesn't have to be that person. However, it will need to be somebody with a ground organization in place, so a primary candidate would make sense.
If the primary winner would rather have the direct shot at an outright six-year term, then the voters might not see the runner-up being appointed as a slap at the winner, because that person will need to run again two more times.
-PJ
His wikipedia page looked pretty decent. Trumplike
what day is this Rush comment from?
majority of people who lose a spouse are not in a right mind to take on such a position. same goes for meghan, it’s ridiculous to give a seat to a family member who is dealing with huge loss, so much legal etc stuff to make sure gets done no time to fully embrace new position of senator. and all it entails.
Unless they really didnt give a crap about him either and don’t feel so bad he is gone - then maybe their mind is clear enough to take on the job.
The idea was suggested to me by an AZ person that Ducey may want the seat in 2020 and therefore wants a “temp” in it.
I nominate Carol Shepp McCain.....
I think Gov. Jan Brewer would be the best choice. I understand she might not be very enthused for the job, but with President Trump’s encouragement, she would do it for the sake of the country.
I think Gov. Jan Brewer would be the best choice. See my post 116.
And I humbly endorse you as the next U.S. Senator from Arizona! :-)
Really, really interesting post, Larry... thanks!
-PJ
Good one.
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