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Martha McSally appointed to John McCain's Senate seat
(CNN)Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is appointing Republican Rep. Martha McSally to the Senate, Ducey said in a statement Tuesday.
McSally narrowly lost a race this year to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema for Arizona's other Senate seat, which opened after Sen. Jeff Flake opted against seeking re-election.
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Jon Kyl is resigning. McSally will replace him. This is the seat that was held by the late John McCain.
Well, Martha better enjoy it while she can....If last November's election is any indication, she'll just be "keeping it warm" for a Democrat.
She only lost by about 2% in a very Democratic year to probably the Democrats' best candidate. While I wouldn't call McSally the favorite, I think it will once again be a closely contested election.
That's plausible, but election contests aren't "horseshoes or hand grenades."
In a national environment where Trump's certain to be as unpopular as he is right now (probably more), I would want to be in McSally's shoes.She only lost by about 2% in a very Democratic year to probably the Democrats' best candidate. While I wouldn't call McSally the favorite, I think it will once again be a closely contested election.
She only lost by about 2% in a very Democratic year to probably the Democrats' best candidate. While I wouldn't call McSally the favorite, I think it will once again be a closely contested election.
Yeah, I don't see her keeping the seat.Well, Martha better enjoy it while she can....If last November's election is any indication, she'll just be "keeping it warm" for a Democrat.
Nor would I, but I don’t think it’s anything close to a sure thing she loses.In a national environment where Trump's certain to be as unpopular as he is right now (probably more), I would want to be in McSally's shoes.
She only lost by about 2% in a very Democratic year to probably the Democrats' best candidate. While I wouldn't call McSally the favorite, I think it will once again be a closely contested election.
Not for an individual election, but close elections imply future elections could go the other way with small national shifts or small changes in candidate quality.
Yeah, Dems are already creating false ballots to conveniently "find" if McSally happens to pull ahead on the count. Worked once, it'll probably work again.Well, Martha better enjoy it while she can....If last November's election is any indication, she'll just be "keeping it warm" for a Democrat.
She underperformed Ducey in EVERY district. In some districts she underperformed by more than 10%. She was a horrible candidate for senate and may well have cost AZ both her house seat and the Senate seat.
I agree with you as go national elections in midterm years and "off schedule" elections. Presidential ones are a different animal, so to speak for they have "coattails" that are material. Given the "coattail" effect, if Trump's at the top of the ticket and he's not "turned around," things may not be so close as they were in the midterms.
She underperformed Ducey in EVERY district. In some districts she underperformed by more than 10%. She was a horrible candidate for senate and may well have cost AZ both her house seat and the Senate seat.
Eh. The coattail effect has been somewhat overrated.
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