AZ-Sen: Salmon, Schweikert considering

[Maxwell]

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.

[Maxwell]

Between Salmon and Schweikert, which one would be a stronger candidate against Mccain?

I'd say, from everything I've seen, that Salmon is far more disciplined and would probably defeat McCain rather easily, while Schweikert has a chance of blowing up.

[Maxwell]

If only negative money existed.

[Maxwell]

This makes me so depressed. If there's any politician I want beat, it's John McCain.

[Maxwell]

That's surprising, I thought Sinema was more likely. That being said, Kirkpatrick is a strong candidate.

[Maxwell]

Salmon is "strongly considering" and will make a decision by early August.

Good news! Salmon isn't my favorite but he's preferable to McCain by a long shot. Hell, Kirkpatrick is preferable to McCain too.

[Maxwell]

The problem with congressmen is that they never have the balls to challenge an incumbent.
For example, Lamar Alexander would have likely lost if a representative had tried to challenge him.

Well I mean, being in the Senate wouldn't be that much different, plus the chance of losing seniority and power is pretty high when challenging an incumbent. Most of the time its a risk not worth taking.

[Maxwell]

If McCain wins the primary, it's very good news for Republicans.

No, No it's not. Keeping dinosaurs around doesn't help anyone.