Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:02 AM
drray23 (6,930 posts)
if senator mc cain retires do we have a competitive democratic candidate for the seat?
I am not wishing any ill health to Mc Cain, I hope he recovers. However, if he does decide to retire , do we have any hope of getting that seat in 2018 or whenever the arizona law says that the seat must be put up for elections ?
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drray23 | Jul 2017 | OP |
sabbat hunter | Jul 2017 | #1 | |
Control-Z | Jul 2017 | #3 | |
sabbat hunter | Jul 2017 | #8 | |
Control-Z | Jul 2017 | #9 | |
crazycatlady | Jul 2017 | #10 | |
grantcart | Jul 2017 | #12 | |
itcfish | Jul 2017 | #2 | |
haele | Jul 2017 | #4 | |
Zambero | Jul 2017 | #5 | |
itcfish | Jul 2017 | #13 | |
grantcart | Jul 2017 | #11 | |
drray23 | Jul 2017 | #6 | |
former9thward | Jul 2017 | #7 |
Response to drray23 (Original post)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:05 AM
sabbat hunter (6,672 posts)
1. yup Gabby Giffords n/t
Response to sabbat hunter (Reply #1)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:11 AM
Control-Z (15,681 posts)
3. Is Gabby looking for a Senate seat?
I thought she had decided to leave politics.
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Response to Control-Z (Reply #3)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 12:37 PM
sabbat hunter (6,672 posts)
8. No
she said in 2012 that she wanted to concentrate on her health but wanted to return to public service in the future. Here is a great opportunity for her.
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Response to sabbat hunter (Reply #8)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 12:43 PM
Control-Z (15,681 posts)
9. It would be great to see her back.
I would bet that she's a little less moderate now than she was before the opposition nearly got her killed.
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Response to sabbat hunter (Reply #1)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:04 PM
crazycatlady (4,492 posts)
10. What about her husband
Response to sabbat hunter (Reply #1)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:14 PM
grantcart (52,530 posts)
12. Everyone who knows the Giffords personally state Mark Kelly is possible but Gabby is not
although both have left the door open. There is an organized effort to draft Mark Kelly. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/4/1668887/-AZ-Dems-Seek-to-Draft-Astronaut-Mark-Kelly-for-US-Senate Frankly I would like to Kelly to run as an independent which would guarantee a big win, IMO. |
Response to drray23 (Original post)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:06 AM
itcfish (1,808 posts)
2. Very Red State
Don't have much hope for it.
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Response to itcfish (Reply #2)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:16 AM
haele (11,689 posts)
4. It's been trending more purple.
Even though Arizona is home of Goldwater nation, the Evil'ngelicals have been opening doors for more moderate Democrats over the years. The Republicans have been eating their own for decades, turning more cartoonish over the years.
Zonies are getting tired of that, especially since their economy has been struggling since the MIC manufacturing work has been moving out of state, farming has gone pretty much corporate, and they haven't been able to woo California businesses with their tax cuts as they were during the '90's. Haele |
Response to haele (Reply #4)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:24 AM
Zambero (8,118 posts)
5. And unlike most states, HRC did better in AZ than Obama did
Arizona appears to be trending in the same direction that formerly red Colorado has been. The Trump train wreck and its negative impact on the GOP will nudge some red zones into purple territory.
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Response to Zambero (Reply #5)
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 09:45 AM
itcfish (1,808 posts)
13. Well that is promising
n/t
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Response to itcfish (Reply #2)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:11 PM
grantcart (52,530 posts)
11. Not true. Trump won by only 3%
The Republicans dominate the state house and governor house because of the big drop off in off year elections. If Hispanics in AZ voted at the same rate as AA nation wide the state would have gone for Clinton. Until recently AZ had 6 Democrats and 5 Republicans in Congress now it is 5 and 6. Democrats dominate both Phoenix and Tucson where Republicans don't even bother to run candidates for mayor and most city council positions. Mark Kelly would win in a landslide IMO> |
Response to drray23 (Original post)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:40 AM
drray23 (6,930 posts)
6. so Jeff Flake is up in 2018 and he is considered vulnerable
Maybe this means that a potential McCain seat would also be. What about Kirkpatrick who tried last time to challenge McCain ? |
Response to drray23 (Original post)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:43 AM
former9thward (28,115 posts)
7. Kyrsten Sinema CD-9 is the only one who has a chance at beating Flake.
She has declined to run against him. She would stand a better chance in an open seat if McCain left.
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