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

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STEIN: "I would say that you can’t understate how good a job and how relieved Mitch McConnell and his crew are over this result. It could have been a total disaster. Kelli ward or Joe Arpaio would have been a surefire loser in that state. They swooped in when it became very clear that they had this problem on their hands. They convinced the congresswoman to run. She ended up running a very solid campaign. And they avoided what could have been a Roy Moore situation. Now, I don’t know if the seat ends up staying in Republican hands, it’s a very tough race, but Senate Republican leadership has done a decent job, I would argue, since the Alabama debacle in trying to shore up their position."