There is a long list of potential Republican candidates to seek a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona but a congresswoman is not among them.
Several conservative organizations have joined together to express opposition if Rep. Martha McSally seeks the seat of Jeff Flake, who announced he won’t seek re-election after serving one term.
Dr. Kelli Ward, a former state senator, had been leading Flake in the polls but other names have emerged after Flaked announced his name won’t appear on the ballot in 2018.
McSally, 51, is a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran who has represented the 2nd District since 2015. But she is also seen as a liberal Republican and has drawn opposition from Club For Growth Pac, FreedomWorks for America, Conservative HQ.com, and Eagle Forum, which put out a statement claiming she masquerades as a conservative.
Cathie Adams, a national board member of Eagle Forum, says McSally supports homosexual rights, holds liberal views on illegal immigration and “open borders,” and supports women in front-line combat.
“This is not a candidate who is conservative,” says Adams, “and certainly we would not be gaining as far as a party even if we have a person who votes like a Democrat but calls herself Republican.”
Two other Republican congressmen, David Schweikert and Trent Franks, are also mulling a run for the seat. Both are members of the Freedom Caucus.
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Well this stops my support for the woman from southern Arizona—Cathie Adams, a national board member of Eagle Forum, says McSally supports homosexual rights, holds liberal views on illegal immigration and “open borders,” and supports women in front-line combat. A Ward money supporter from northern AZ
And with that list of supports, HOW THE hell can anyone say these idiots are Conservatives??
The primary is the real battle. Winning “a GOP seat” does nothing. For each district, we need to find the closest thing possible to having a strict constitutional conservative. We might never find a perfect candidate, but I am confident we can do better than McCain/Flake in any and every district. We should never again settle for a Corker, a Kasich, or a Bush.
Nearly everyone who posts regularly at this website would make a far better legislator than those pitiful names I just mentioned.
Ideally, we want people with a proven track record of standing up for what’s right even when it wasn’t popular. People with battle scars from fighting the evil Liberals, especially when they had to pay a personal price for doing so. These are the ones who won’t cave under pressure, or turn RINO as soon as it becomes politically convenient.
We need to ensure the RINO is an endangered species. We need none of them, not even as a cautionary tale. Pry them all out of office without exception, and prevent new ones from getting in.
Not just no, but HELL NO. WE don’t need yet another closeted libtard in conservative clothing to take up Flakes spot..
In other words: McCain in a dress.