Opinion from SayingMoore: When the establishment can't make a choice, the choice gets made for them. It happened with Trump in 2016, and again with Blake Masters now.
Infighting leads to extremism, making Blake Masters the choice of the Republican establishment.
It’s a reality that led to the rise of Trump and is paying off for Blake Masters like a MAGA Millions jackpot. for U.S. Senate with 39% of the vote in a crowded field, 11 percentage points higher than his nearest competitor and more than doubling the third-place finisher .provided by The Associated Press.
If the Republican establishment had picked a candidate – Lamon or Brnovich, presumably – Masters wouldn’t have had such an easy path to victory. If Lamon had taken the bulk of Brnovich supporters, Masters would be a servant to the reality that Arizona voters prefer conservative strategies related to security and spending over culture wars and conspiracy theories.In refusing to decide on a candidate, a candidate was decided for them.
Democrats couldn’t figure out a way to make Hilary Clinton likable to liberal and progressive voters . Voters checked out, especially in Maricopa County, which is heavily populated and more Democratic leaning than most of the rest of the state.
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