What gripes me about this is there was no thought given about the appointment. None at all.
Ducey couldnt figure that if he appointed someone to that seat who would have run as basically a second term and hold the seat.
Ducey set himself up real good to run for that seat the next go around. And he might lose.
See post 43. Even if Ducey loses, he and Kyl still have nearly 60 days to ensure that the gambit works. The key is Kyl. He could always change his mind and decide to stay, or God forbid not resign until the Dem Governor is sworn in. But that I seriously doubt.
So what? You don’t think it was well thought out, but believe me, it was well thought out. Ducey doesn’t do anything that isn’t well thought out. You may not like the supposed outcome, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t thought out.