(03-05-2018 05:37 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 05:09 PM)EagleAttorney Wrote:  Thad Cochran ® Senator from Mississippi has decided to step down effective April 1, 2018 due to health problems. One can only hope that McCain will follow his lead.

McCain resigning would not be optimal for the Republicans. You don't want two GOP seats in Arizona to defend this cycle. You really don't. We'd love to have another opportunity for a swingish open seat in this electoral environment.

Kelli Ward or Joe Arpaio could win the GOP primary in either of them, virtually guaranteeing a Dem takeover. Heck, McSally is going to have trouble against Sinema.

Furthermore, it causes Gov. Ducey problems too. He's going to have to appoint someone, and if he goes hard right, he's going to have trouble in his reelection campaign. And if he goes moderate that causes him trouble as well in a primary.

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I promise you...defending 1 seat in Arizona is a lot better than defending 2 in Arizona.

McCain's a RINO. He can't be gone fast enough for me. Replacing him with Harry Reid wouldn't be a downgrade. At least he's honest about where he stands.