Sadly there are few Arizonans here.
Unlike Pat Toomey, McCain's approvals (at least the most recent polling) had him deeply underwater, not unknown.
I have a feeling Salmon will end up winning the primary but lose the general
Unless the democrats run Sinema or Kirkpatrick (which is a legitimate possibility, but far from a certainty), I don't really see any republican losing AZ, barring a terrible republican campaign or an utter democratic wave. Carmona/Giffords/Napolitano would make it close, but it's hard to see them actually winning.
Napolitano wouldn't even make it close
Indeed. Napolitano trailed McCain by 8 in the McCain at 29% approval poll (and disapprovals in the high 50s). She's D.O.A. if she tries to runs statewide again.
Do you know why Napolitano is so unpopular?