Arizona Governor Ducey says he won’t run against Mark Kelly for Senate

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“I am not a candidate for the United States Senate. It’s a no. I’m 100% focused on being the governor of the state of Arizona, ”he said in an interview with The New York Times published on Saturday. “I accepted the role of president of the [Republican Governors Association]. So I have a full time job and then a full time job beyond. And that’s what I’m focusing on. ”

Kelly’s seat, which he won in a special election in November and is up again in 2022 for a full term, is a top priority for Republicans mid-term. The party is eager to catch up in the state after ceding its two Senate seats to Democrats and losing the presidential race to president. Joe bidenJoe Biden McCarthy says he told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene he disagrees with his articles of impeachment against Biden Biden, Trudeau agrees to meet next month Fauci exasperated by threats to his family MORE, marking the first time a Democratic presidential candidate has won Arizona since 1996.

Republicans had speculated that Ducey would be a strong candidate given his proven ability to win statewide in a state that has gradually shifted to the left.

However, the governor is now in the midst of a GOP civil war that erupted following the departure of the former President TrumpDonald Trump McCarthy says he told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene he did not agree with his articles of impeachment against Biden Biden, Trudeau agreed to meet next month Trump was planning to oust acting AG to overturn Georgia election results: PLUS report of the White House. Ducey was the target of an avalanche of criticism from Trump allies after rejecting their requests to refuse to certify Biden’s victory in the state and then attended Biden’s inauguration.

Ducey is censored by the Arizona Republican Party, which has been closely linked to Trump, for his role in certifying the elections.

When asked what the GOP needs to do to win statewide, Ducey said the party must mend its divisions if it is to reverse its losses.

“For Republicans across the country, we need to think in addition and multiplication rather than in subtraction and division,” Ducey told The Times. “And in the two races that I had as governor, this is the posture that I had.

“It’s a broad coalition,” he added. “It should be a big tent.”