WASHINGTON – Two days after the Texas primary, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey disappointed many Republicans by announcing he wouldn’t run for U.S. Senate. Donald Trump, who despises Ducey for rejecting his lies about the 2020 election, was not among them.
Trump gloated that he’d scared off the governor with his prowess picking winners and losers in Texas, “where `Trump Endorsements’ went 33 wins and 0 loses, and he said, knowing I would never endorse him, “No thanks....’ Smart move, Doug.... I guess that means we can call this week 34 and 0!”
The boast is accurate, if you overlook the five Trump-backed candidates forced into May 24 runoffs – notably Attorney General Ken Paxton, who faces land commissioner George P. Bush.
