The Evil Genius Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Add Venn diagrams to the list of things (like being an effective leader) that out going Scott Walker doesn't understand. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hey-OOOOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Its ridiculous how so many of these politicians(mainly in the GOP) are just plain old lacking in any sort of intellect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: Its ridiculous how so many of these politicians(mainly in the GOP) are just plain old lacking in any sort of intellect. Intellect = RINO. Can’t get votes like that. Gotta know your audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 If you can't win, get appointed. 😡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, visionary said: If you can't win, get appointed. 😡 Just means she's very beatable in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 That's outrageous imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LD0506 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 But, try to see the silver lining here. You now have Ari-freekin-zona represented by two young women, at a time when the political calculus is in flux, that just might find themselves out in front of a wave of female politicians in Congress. Candidates will put themselves through a lot of contortions in a primary and a general, I am willing to wait n see what happens here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, LD0506 said: But, try to see the silver lining here. You now have Ari-freekin-zona represented by two young women, at a time when the political calculus is in flux, that just might find themselves out in front of a wave of female politicians in Congress. Candidates will put themselves through a lot of contortions in a primary and a general, I am willing to wait n see what happens here. She's probably already starting her 're-election' Trump lovefest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 2 hours ago, visionary said: If you can't win, get appointed. 😡 Participation trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 2 hours ago, visionary said: If you can't win, get appointed. 😡 Who would you have preferred Ducy appoint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, nonniey said: Who would you have preferred Ducy appoint? Someone who the voters just didn't reject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, nonniey said: Who would you have preferred Ducy appoint? If I want the seat to be at even more risk to the Dems. Nobody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 22 minutes ago, nonniey said: Who would you have preferred Ducy appoint? A special election and leave it empty until then. But preferably someone who wasn't just rejected by the state. I assume If Cornyn retires, Beto will get appointed if we are doing things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 She did win the Republican primary. She is the appropriate person for the Republican gov to appoint until an election (special or regular) can be held. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: She did win the Republican primary. She is the appropriate person for the Republican gov to appoint until an election (special or regular) can be held. They already had an election a month ago and she lost. It would have been much more 'appropriate' for him to appoint another Republican or Democrat who had not been rejected for a senate seat by voters in the state a few weeks ago. But it is what it is. Just another way to go around voters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 36 minutes ago, visionary said: A special election and leave it empty until then. But preferably someone who wasn't just rejected by the state. I assume If Cornyn retires, Beto will get appointed if we are doing things like this. Just FYI - Arizona law required a Republican be appointed, obviously that didn't have to be McSally. The Freepers are screaming up a storm about her appointment as well (They hate her) they of course wanted Kelli Ward. I did want McSally appointed as Blitz pointed out she did win the Republican nomination and since it had to be a Republican....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Just now, nonniey said: Just FYI - Arizona law required a Republican be appointed, obviously that didn't have to be McSally. I do think I read that somewhere, now that you mention it. Fair point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 Kelli Ward would have been the inappropriate one, given that McSally just beat her in the primary. i do not understand the argument that “AZ voters rejected her” therefore she shouldn’t get the appointment. She handily won the R primary and narrowly lost the general. She’s evidently pretty popular among AZ Republicans and the seat is 100% going to a Republican. She probably has the best chance to hold the seat in a general election given her name recognition and her not being Kelli Ward. It’s an obvious pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Kelli Ward would have been the inappropriate one, given that McSally just beat her in the primary. i do not understand the argument that “AZ voters rejected her” therefore she shouldn’t get the appointment. She handily won the R primary and narrowly lost the general. It would be interesting if we applied this to every such situation by appointing the losing opponent in the other senate seat. Or for instance replace Trump with Hillary instead of Pence. Fun times. But in any case it would have been more appropriate to appoint someone who hadn't lost in the primary or the general or leave it open, or have a special election shortly where McSally could try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 15 minutes ago, visionary said: I do think I read that somewhere, now that you mention it. Fair point. That is the good thing about Arizona all vacant seats have to be filled by Republicans 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 minute ago, nonniey said: That is the good thing about Arizona all vacant seats have to be filled by Republicans 🙂 Why is this the case? This is a longstanding law, I presume.... Seems unconstitutional to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonniey Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, visionary said: It would be interesting if we applied this to every such situation by appointing the losing opponent in the other senate seat. Or for instance replace Trump with Hillary instead of Pence. Fun times. But in any case it would have been more appropriate to appoint someone who hadn't lost in the primary or the general or leave it open, or have a special election shortly where McSally could try again. Laws governing succession or succession appointments should always be followed just as any other law. We start getting away from that and the end result won't be pretty. 4 minutes ago, visionary said: Why is this the case? This is a longstanding law, I presume.... Seems unconstitutional to be honest. Meant to add the wink symbol (since fixed). Just joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 31 minutes ago, visionary said: It would be interesting if we applied this to every such situation by appointing the losing opponent in the other senate seat. Or for instance replace Trump with Hillary instead of Pence. Fun times. But in any case it would have been more appropriate to appoint someone who hadn't lost in the primary or the general or leave it open, or have a special election shortly where McSally could try again. Why would any appointment result in someone from the other party getting the job? That makes no sense. The gov didn’t just choose “the losing opponent” he chose someone from his own party that has pretty good credentials, which is why she was in the general to begin with. It’s the Republican governors choice to make. McSally is by all accounts popular among sane AZ Republicans, even if she lost a close election in a wave year for Dems. This isnt Ralph Northam tapping Corey Stewart, a nutjob hated by everyone but the crazies. You act like there is some long list of sane AZ Republicans to choose from. My recollection is the list is literally McSally, and them people like Chemtrail Kelli and freaking Joe Arpaio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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