What is it with these politicians and their ambitions?
Last week, it was Kelli Ward announcing that she’s running once again for the U.S. Senate in 2018 – this time trying to knock off Sen. Jeff Flake.
Now comes Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, filing campaign papers to challenge Secretary of State Michele Reagan in 2018.
Stanton’s decision makes sense – even though it would be nice to get through 2016 before the angling begins for 2018.
Stanton, in a press release, says he's not really running for secretary of state. He just needed to create a state campaign committee in order to transfer remaining funds from his city campaign committee before Nov. 4, when a new state law will bar him from doing so.
As mentioned in the article, Stanton may not run for secretary of state - the governor's spot is also up for election in 2018.
Right now, Doug Ducey, the incumbent governor looks likely to run for and win reelection. However, a lot can happen between now and the beginning of 2018.
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| Stanton (pic courtesy Phoenix.gov) |
Not least of which is the election next week, which will impact who seeks what office in 2018.
2 comments:
I wonder what leads Kelli Ward to run for US Senate against Jeff Flake. The weaknesses of John McCain are plain. Jeff Flake shares none of them. I would certainly prefer Kelli Ward to Jeff Flake but wonder what method she imagines she will employ to defeat Flake in two years.
For what it's worth, I am on record saying that I think that Ward will do worse against Flake than she did against McCain.
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