Sam Stein: It Could Have Been a ‘Total Disaster’ If Arpaio or Kelli Ward Won in Arizona

SCARBOROUGH Early advantage So ░░░░░░░░ what s your takeaway ░░░░░░░░ the election results Are ░░░░░░░░ looking at the Florida ░░░░░░░░ and surprise in Florida ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ races in the fall ░░░░░░░░ Well clearly the Florida ░░░░░░░░ is fascinating just because ░░░░░░░░ have two young politicians ░░░░░░░░ same age from just ░░░░░░░░ far reaches of both ░░░░░░░░ their parties So that ░░░░░░░░ course is going to ░░░░░░░░ be something that I ░░░░░░░░ excited to sit back ░░░░░░░░ watch and see how ░░░░░░░░ plays out But also ░░░░░░░░ Arizona I think that ░░░░░░░░ Representative McSally has done ░░░░░░░░ incredibly interesting and the ░░░░░░░░ she managed to preserve ░░░░░░░░ authenticity and not alienate ░░░░░░░░ voters without going too ░░░░░░░░ in the other direction ░░░░░░░░ been somewhat of a ░░░░░░░░ to watch and so ░░░░░░░░ ll see how that ░░░░░░░░ out for her in ░░░░░░░░ state that Heidi as ░░░░░░░░ was explaining isn t ░░░░░░░░ close isn t as ░░░░░░░░ Republican as it has ░░░░░░░░ in the past STEIN ░░░░░░░░ would say that you ░░░░░░░░ t understate how good ░░░░░░░░ job and how relieved ░░░░░░░░ McConnell and his crew ░░░░░░░░ over this result It ░░░░░░░░ have been a total ░░░░░░░░ Kelli ward or Joe ░░░░░░░░ would have been a ░░░░░░░░ loser in that state ░░░░░░░░ swooped in when it ░░░░░░░░ very clear that they ░░░░░░░░ this problem on their ░░░░░░░░ They convinced the congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ run She ended up ░░░░░░░░ a very solid campaign ░░░░░░░░ they avoided what could ░░░░░░░░ been a Roy Moore ░░░░░░░░ Now I don t ░░░░░░░░ if the seat ends ░░░░░░░░ staying in Republican hands ░░░░░░░░ s a very tough ░░░░░░░░ but Senate Republican leadership ░░░░░░░░ done a decent job ░░░░░░░░ would argue since the ░░░░░░░░ debacle in trying to ░░░░░░░░ up their position JORDAN ░░░░░░░░ look at the contrast ░░░░░░░░ Virginia and Ed Gillespie ░░░░░░░░ race and how he ░░░░░░░░ out tarnished from that ░░░░░░░░ that just wasn t ░░░░░░░░ Ed Gillespie was and ░░░░░░░░ could sense the inauthenticity.”