Perhaps somebody from Arizona could fill us in on why?
Dunno about the rest of Arizona, but me brother that lives in south AZ says Tucson is known as the San Fagsicko of Arizona. Take that for what it is worth.
Southern AZ is apparently rather liberal, from Mexican illegals or what, no idea.
70% of Americans think we are on on the wrong path. And 90% of Americans think when it come to voting that their $hit doesn't stink when it comes to their choices. They figure the problem resides with the Represenitive the next district over, or the Senator from the State next door.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Easy. Three big concentrations of population around liberal universities: Tempe (ASU), Tucson (U of A), and Flagstaff (NAU). That and the general Californication of the State concentrated in the larger cities. Big cities and liberal universities are poison.
The Arizona GOP is totally controlled by John McCain and poor Kelli Ward was subjected to negative ads nonstop on tv and radio for months. I voted for her and know lots of folks that voted for her but we are all political junkies. I do think November will be much harder for him to win. His democratic opponent, Ann Kirkpatrick, is running lots of ads already. She never mentions she is a democrat - just that McCain has been there too long.
1) Ward is from Havasupai and didn’t have the strength in the Valley needed to win.
2) She didn’t have anywhere near the $$$ McCain had.
3) Beginning 2 months ago McCain’s PACs began massive, unrelenting nasty ads, calling Ward “Chemtrails Kelly”, accusing her of voting against defense bills in the U.S. senate-—even though in the AZ senate of course she couldn’t vote on such bills. She had almost no tv/radio ads.
Phoenix, Flagstaff and Tucson.
Excessive advertising and mailings
PAC sliming the opponent
Perhaps Independents voting in the R primary?
Chemtrails
Opposition vote was split. That is why we still have Senator Linda Graham.
I checked the results; the opposition totaled up still would not have amounted to a McCain loss.
I can tell you why from Michigan. The Republican party has its own low information voters, and enough of them who don't follow current events showed up at the polls, recognized McLame's name, and hung their chad.
Retired folks. That and Ward ran a very week campaign because of lack of money.
Phoenix is a liberal city.
AZ has the most corrupt political people on the earth. Called the good ol boys and girls club.
OH and BTW, Flake will most likely win again also. AZ is loaded with Mormons holding their hands out for Gubermint money, especially the eastern side.
we are drinking alkali water
informed people voted against him
he spent a buttload of money on youtube ads slamming K. Ward
America loves incumbents. Plus of course the campaign finance laws make things more difficult for challengers, it’s harder for them to get money and harder for them to get their message out without that money. Congress has a rate of return of over 90%, in the end Americans prefer the bad penny they know than the penny that might not be bad but they don’t know it.