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leftieNanner

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6. They did

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 05:26 PM

Nov 2018

but he was fully retired from public service and he agreed to be a place holder temporarily until the Governor could find someone else. I think he made a commitment to stay through the rest of 2018. McSally is hoping Ducey will pick her in January so she can be an incumbent going into the next election. That was McCain's seat. He was reelected in 2016, which means the term is finished in 2022. Don't know if she will have to run before then. Sometimes they call special elections (as they did in Minnesota for Al's seat).

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"Appoint Martha McSally to John McCain's seat? No freakin' way." [View all] DesertRat Nov 2018 OP

Don't think anyone can stop it, can they? hlthe2b Nov 2018 #1

Exactly, who is going to stop it with a republican governor still_one Nov 2018 #3

Nope, and I betcha Republicans see this as their best move... TreasonousBastard Nov 2018 #7

he may want the seat himself Kali Nov 2018 #10

I've heard that he does. sweetloukillbot Nov 2018 #11

I thought they already appointed Kyl. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #2

They did leftieNanner Nov 2018 #6

There will be a special election in 2020 sweetloukillbot Nov 2018 #12

That's why she was so pleasant during her concession. Cattledog Nov 2018 #4

That's the way I saw it too. nt DesertRat Nov 2018 #8

You may have Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author DesertRat Nov 2018 #9

I think that John McCain would be rioting in his grave over this idea. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2018 #13