Posted on 10/29/2017 4:10:32 AM PDT by cotton1706
Republican Rep. Martha McSally of Arizona is emerging as the GOP establishment's favorite to replace retiring Sen. Jeff Flake.
But McSally could run into trouble in a possible run against Republican opponents including former state Sen. Kelli Ward — who is backed by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and pro-President Donald Trump media — for past comments critical of Trump.
US News and World Report reported Thursday that McSally was taking steps toward launching a campaign for Flake's seat, as she indicated interest in the vacancy during a closed-door meeting with the rest of Arizona's GOP House delegation. The news came after three of Arizona's other GOP congressmen — Reps. Trent Franks, Paul Gosar, and David Schweikert — ruled out runs for Flake's seat.
GOP sources told the outlet that McSally has become the consensus candidate of lawmakers and donors, with one congressional aide saying she's expected to run.
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The big player in religious radio is Salem Media who’s owners have GOPe leanings. One of the owning family’s members is an “immigration lawyer”.
This station is not owned by them but carries programming that Salem distributes.
In the good old days religious radio had preachers on it who challenged the political establishment so badly the FCC was used to take revenge on them by JFK, LBJ and Richard Nixon.
Now its a tame little pussy cat.
Arizona sooo changed, sooo fast.
Only McSally will beat Sinema. I’m voting for McSally.
Martha McSally will make a great senator.
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