Arizona Republicans nominate someone more batshit than Jan Brewer.

[RandySF]

PHOENIX — Doug Ducey, the state’s treasurer and former chief executive of an international chain of ice cream parlors, defeated five opponents in the Republican primary for governor on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. His victory reaffirms the hold of the Republican Party’s conservative establishment on Arizona politics despite a record turnout among independents, a more centrist constituency that makes up the largest voting bloc in the state.

Mr. Ducey amassed a diverse group of supporters, including Tea Party members, Chamber of Commerce leaders and even the retired pitcher Randy Johnson, a local legend of sorts for his role in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ only World Series title, in 2001.

He has argued that his business experience has readied him to lead the state. On the campaign trail, he courted voters over ice cream and liked to say that he helped build the chain, Cold Stone Creamery, from a local company into an international business “without tax breaks for chocolate-dipped cones.”

He is staunchly anti-abortion and pledged to use “fencing, satellites, guardsmen, more police and prosecutors” to secure the border.



http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/us/arizona-and-florida-primaries-to-determine-candidates-for-governor.html?_r=0

[Cleita]

1. That's inevitable. The Repubs are getting so crazy that only

the craziest will survive in their ranks. Let's just hope that enough of our democracy has survived that a democratic candidate can beat the crazy in November.

[lonestarnot]

2. The cold stone douche bag.

[FormerOstrich]

3. Dark money Ducey has said he would....

Repeal Arizona income taxes. Secure the border. Step up control on women's vaginas.

Truth be told his five opponents were pretty frightening, too. Scott Smith, the former mayor of Mesa seemed the best of the lot.

I hope Fred Duvall starts becoming a lot more visible. He needs to get out there in a big way. He has no name recognition right now. No one knows who he is.

Sometimes I wonder why I live here......

[Wella]

4. How does he plan to secure the border if he repeals state income taxes?

Is he going to pass the hat?

[FormerOstrich]

5. Details, Details...

they so get in the way of things!

I think they have already sold all the government buildings. They've already stolen the education funds. But, I bet there are a few state treasures he can find to sell. Or there must be some way to increase revenue by extracting it from the poor somehow.

[Wella]

6. You mean, this is the ultimate experiment in privatization

But you can't privatize border security. That's a Federal function. Only the Feds could outsource that, right?