McCain to Resign July 4?

Stan Greene reports at the Santa Monica Observer this headline,

John McCain To Resign Senate Seat on the 4th of July, Says Aide. Cindy McCain Offered his Seat

Since when does John McCain care about supporting anything Donald Trump does? Color me skeptical!

John McCain To Resign Senate Seat on the 4th of July, Says Aide. Cindy McCain Offered his Seat

By Stan Greene
Observer Staff Writer

July 1, 2018

Senator John McCain will resign his US Senate seat on July 4, 2018, says an aide who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the press.

“In the end, it was about Kennedy resigning from the Supreme Court,” said the aide. “Confirming a (SCOTUS) replacement before the election is considered in the interest of the national Republican party, so that it doesn’t become an issue for Dems to run on in every race,” said the aide, meaning every race for Senate or Congress.

The Aide indicated that the Senator wanted to wait until June 1 to resign, so that his seat would not be on the ballot along with retiring Jeff Flake. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey will appoint a Senator to serve until the 2020 election.

The aide said that Ducey has quietly offered McCain’s seat to Cindy, but the 64 year old wife of Senator John McCain has made no decision as of yet. “Understandably, she doesn’t want to think about it,” he added.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was disgnosed with a brain tumor in July, 2017. The 81-year-old symbol of “never-Trump” Republicans, has not been seen in the US Capitol since December.

“If McCain leaves office before May 30, the Post indicated, his Senate seat will be on the ballot in Arizona in November 2018, as will that of his retiring junior colleague, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. After May 30, the new senator – who would be appointed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey – would serve through 2020.” 

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/4/17197218/john-mccain-brain-cancer-arizona-senate-vacancy

Speculation on who would replace the Arizona Senator has become a D.C. parlor game, almost. The Washington Post reported that a list of possible successors is circulating in the whispering Republican class, and includes McCain’s wife, Cindy McCain, and former US Sen. Jon Kyl.

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