Ducey Aims to Please Trump with McCain Replacement

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s (R) “decision to replace the late John McCain is as much about his own political future as it is about filling the seat of the six-term senator and decorated war hero,” Politico reports.

“Republicans with knowledge of the governor’s thinking say he’ll have to remain deferential to Trump and the White House while also taking care not to alienate a statewide electorate ahead of a tough reelection fight in November. Ducey — a former Coldstone Creamery chief executive — was hesitant to publicly endorse Trump in 2016 but showed up to at least two closed-door campaign events for him before the election, said one Republican close to the governor.”