Thanks for your info.
As I moved to Arizona five and a half years ago, I am following all these races.
Arizona has a single primary for each party, easy switch voting, and no run off. This means the candidate with a simple plurality wins.
McCain always used this to get other fringe candidates to run against any conservative challenger and thereby he would win with 51% like last time or with even 48% if he tripped.
Flake ran as a conservative but voted for the more Mormon position of open borders.
Dr. Kelli Ward held John McCain to 51% and with more money might have beaten him but McCain’s wife is wealthy and they pour in anything needed.
Dr Ward announce early and polls showed her smashing Flake for the first month she announced. That is why he dropped out. The downtown Rino money tried to get a past Regent to run who had been in AZ politics for years but he passed. Instead, they seduced McSally to leave the seat she had struggled so hard to get. Then the Rino establishment gave Sheriff Joe a big donation after he lost Maricopa County.
That causes the Trump supporters to think of leaving Ward and going to Arapio. But Maricopa County is over 60% of the entire state’s population in one county. If Joe loses in his own county to the Dems he will never win state wide in the General. It is old Rino power play to get McSally in as “their” candidate.
There are plenty of AZ people on FR that really know the score. One of them described McSally as “McCain with piloting skills.”
The same divide and conquer free-for-all is happening in the 8th district Trent Franks’ congressional seat special election. The downtown money has got Never Trumper Bob Stumps running there.
The Governor has said that the replacement appointment for McCain when he dies or resigns will not be anyone who is actively seeking the seat, so who knows what happens there.
Senate Primary for the seat previously held by Flake — Vote for Dr. Kelli Ward, the Conservative who can win the General.
Congressional Primary Special Election Seat for 8th District — vote for Paul Lovas (Trump state chair) or Steve Montenegro (solid conservative) both with FR people behind them.
McCain seat appointment to serve out the term. Write the Gov and stress how important a replacement in line with the Trump agenda is to our state’s future.
How is that for an opinionated summary?