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Is Even Frank Acknowledging It’s Over?

This from the Tucson Sentinel:

As the CD8 special election looms, GOP candidate Frank Antenori declared that the primary field is essentially down to two candidates.

Interestingly, reporter Will Seberger notes that Antenori never explicitly named who the two candidates are. Maybe Antenori is acknowledging what the rest of us have already concluded: it’s down to two candidates, and Frank ain’t one of them.

Written by: Tedski
This was written by Tedski. Posted on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 12:55 pm. Filed under Local Media, New CD 2 (Old CD 8). Tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

3 Comments

  1. Arizona Bobcat wrote:

    My own take is that the only two candidates who surely won’t win the nomination are Kelly and McSally. The former is seen as too volatile, young and eccentric. After losing the close 2010 race that the GOP considered eminently winnable, he is also damaged goods. The latter got in the race too late and will struggle with name recognition.

    To me, that leaves Antenori and Sitton…and the victor will be the one who does the best job of working the Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL). Antenori is supported by virtually all Southern Arizona GOP legislators. If those folks can use their campaign operatives to effectively corral the PEVL voters in their districts, he wins.

    Sitton, however, is backed by a host of big-money establishment types who also know how to mine votes. His nomination would mean that those folks still have some sway over the party’s choices. They are further helped by the fact that the Tea Party/conservative vote amongst the rank and file will be split between Antenori and Kelly.

    If I were to place a wager on this race, my money would be on Antenori. I am perplexed as to the logic “the rest of us” Ted refers to are using to conclude that he is a sure loser. I think he is the most likely GOP winner given the tenor of the times and the other advantages he has in place, most notably the support of other GOP officeholders who know where the votes are in their districts.

    Friday, April 6, 2012 at 5:27 am | Permalink
  2. AZW88 wrote:

    My prediction: Kelly, Sitton, McSally, and Antenori will come in, to quote US Olympic Sprinter M. Green “butt naked last”

    Friday, April 6, 2012 at 8:50 am | Permalink
  3. SonoranSam wrote:

    Red light Green Light…

    Antenori will finally run into a STOP sign he’ll have to obey, because it will be held up by the voters.

    Friday, April 6, 2012 at 9:01 am | Permalink