After Arizona Senator Jeff Flake announced he was not running for reelection to the U.S. Senate three prominent candidates entered the race. One is conservative Kelli Ward a former state legislator who ran unsuccessfully for Senate against John McCain. A second candidate is former Sheriff Joe Arpaio who many do not believe is a serious candidate at age 86. The third well-known candidate in the race is Rep. Martha McSally a liberal Republican who represents a Democratic leaning district in Arizona. The Arizona Daily Independent reports that John McCain is pushing her candidacy.
Ward appeared to be leading in the race until Arpaio jumped in. Now the conservative base is split between Ward and Arpaio loyalists giving McSally the lead. Arpaio is in third place. McSally is averaging 10 points ahead of Ward. Some Ward supporters are urging Arpaio to drop out of the race but so far he has not. According to One News Now If Arpaio were removed from the equation its likely that Ward could defeat McSally in the August 28 primary."
Arizona conservatives are tired of liberal Republicans representing them in the Senate. The state is still fairly conservative unlike a state such as Maine which has liberal Republican Senator Susan Collins. Arizona would be better represented by a solid conservative.
McSally has a poor record in Congress as one of the more liberal Republicans in Congress. The American Conservative Union rates her voting record as less conservative than McCain and Flake. Yet she is now pretending to be a conservative talking tough on immigration. This is not accurate. She helped craft a bill that would have provided renewable status for Dreamers. Ward opposed it. McSally said she supports DACA legislation along with border security. She said I have also consistently shown with my votes words and actions that I am willing to support a legislative solution for the DACA population."
Tellingly her campaign website doesnt appear to contain her positions on issues. Wards website does. Blog for Arizona a popular Democratic blog in Arizona observes the Left and Right agree: Martha McSally is a fraudulent candidate."
McSallys record as a pilot in the Air Force has been called into question by former colleagues. The James T. Harris Show interviewed Lt. Col. retired Tom-Chuck Norris about McSallys experience with the A-10 aircraft. Norris doesnt think shes much of a pilot. He said she doesnt even know how many bullets the airplane she flew carries going into combat carries." He said she once told him It doesnt matter how good a pilot I am it doesnt matter how good I execute close air support. What matters is getting me promoted."
Norris said McSally showed her lack of knowledge during an interview with Greta Van Susteren when she spoke about threats while flying. He said her answer was Madness pure madness. I mean she was there was a reason why she was under the highest level of supervision starting back in 1995 because she had severe lack of knowledge and credibility and it hasnt changed." He warned a fraud is being perpetrated on on the nation."
The James T. Harris Show also interviewed Colonel (ret.) Pappy" Russell about McSally. He said McSally exploited the tragic deaths of two other pilots in order to promote her campaign. He said she made up details about her role in their deaths that werent true. Theres very little there that truly happened because I was intimately involved with both of those events."
McSally distanced herself from President Trump during the 2016 election. In contrast Ward embraced him and Trump has tweeted positively about her. Conservative Arizona U.S. Representative Paul Gosar endorsed Ward. He said We cannot afford another establishment patsy who promises one thing and votes differently."
The winner will face Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in the general election. The Arizona Federation of Taxpayers awarded Sinema the Vladimir I. Lenin award a few years ago for being the most far left legislator in the Arizona legislature. The American Conservative Union gave her voting record in Congress a dismal 13.04 rating. She is running her campaign to the right however pretending to be a conservative in flashy TV ads. It will be a close race and at least one poll shows Ward can beat Sinema. But unless Arpaio drops out of the race Arizona looks headed to elect another liberal U.S. Senator.
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After Arizona Senator Jeff Flake announced he was not running for reelection to the U.S. Senate three prominent candidates entered the race. One is conservative Kelli Ward a former state legislator who ran unsuccessfully for Senate against John McCain. A second candidate is former Sheriff Joe Arpaio who many do not believe is a serious candidate at age 86. The third well-known candidate in the race is Rep. Martha McSally a liberal Republican who represents a Democratic leaning district in Arizona. The Arizona Daily Independent reports that John McCain is pushing her candidacy.
Ward appeared to be leading in the race until Arpaio jumped in. Now the conservative base is split between Ward and Arpaio loyalists giving McSally the lead. Arpaio is in third place. McSally is averaging 10 points ahead of Ward. Some Ward supporters are urging Arpaio to drop out of the race but so far he has not. According to One News Now If Arpaio were removed from the equation its likely that Ward could defeat McSally in the August 28 primary."
Arizona conservatives are tired of liberal Republicans representing them in the Senate. The state is still fairly conservative unlike a state such as Maine which has liberal Republican Senator Susan Collins. Arizona would be better represented by a solid conservative.
McSally has a poor record in Congress as one of the more liberal Republicans in Congress. The American Conservative Union rates her voting record as less conservative than McCain and Flake. Yet she is now pretending to be a conservative talking tough on immigration. This is not accurate. She helped craft a bill that would have provided renewable status for Dreamers. Ward opposed it. McSally said she supports DACA legislation along with border security. She said I have also consistently shown with my votes words and actions that I am willing to support a legislative solution for the DACA population."
Tellingly her campaign website doesnt appear to contain her positions on issues. Wards website does. Blog for Arizona a popular Democratic blog in Arizona observes the Left and Right agree: Martha McSally is a fraudulent candidate."
McSallys record as a pilot in the Air Force has been called into question by former colleagues. The James T. Harris Show interviewed Lt. Col. retired Tom-Chuck Norris about McSallys experience with the A-10 aircraft. Norris doesnt think shes much of a pilot. He said she doesnt even know how many bullets the airplane she flew carries going into combat carries." He said she once told him It doesnt matter how good a pilot I am it doesnt matter how good I execute close air support. What matters is getting me promoted."
Norris said McSally showed her lack of knowledge during an interview with Greta Van Susteren when she spoke about threats while flying. He said her answer was Madness pure madness. I mean she was there was a reason why she was under the highest level of supervision starting back in 1995 because she had severe lack of knowledge and credibility and it hasnt changed." He warned a fraud is being perpetrated on on the nation."
The James T. Harris Show also interviewed Colonel (ret.) Pappy" Russell about McSally. He said McSally exploited the tragic deaths of two other pilots in order to promote her campaign. He said she made up details about her role in their deaths that werent true. Theres very little there that truly happened because I was intimately involved with both of those events."
McSally distanced herself from President Trump during the 2016 election. In contrast Ward embraced him and Trump has tweeted positively about her. Conservative Arizona U.S. Representative Paul Gosar endorsed Ward. He said We cannot afford another establishment patsy who promises one thing and votes differently."
The winner will face Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in the general election. The Arizona Federation of Taxpayers awarded Sinema the Vladimir I. Lenin award a few years ago for being the most far left legislator in the Arizona legislature. The American Conservative Union gave her voting record in Congress a dismal 13.04 rating. She is running her campaign to the right however pretending to be a conservative in flashy TV ads. It will be a close race and at least one poll shows Ward can beat Sinema. But unless Arpaio drops out of the race Arizona looks headed to elect another liberal U.S. Senator.
Reprinted from Townhall