Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announces she will not run for reelection

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Also, notable that she chose to announce during this speakership debacle.

That probably helped her make this decision, lol

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For the curious: https://twitter.com/Aseemru/status/1714396254128792049

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https://twitter.com/allymutnick/status/1714405971219382626

If there's anyone who could lose this seat, it'd be Masters. This seat iirc has a ton of retirement communities. If he somehow becomes nominee, I'd expect Dems to have his statements in favor of privatizing social security blasting on all airwaves nonstop.

He can also be attacked as a carpetbagger: https://twitter.com/DrewSav/status/1714410659859828930

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Hamadeh would be the first Muslim Republican in Congress.

This is gonna be a weird, weird race. No idea who is favored between Masters and Hamadeh. Each has his own vulnerabilities …I’m assuming they suck the air out of the race, leaving Toma and actual local candidates unable to break through.

Its either that or they beat each other up so much that Toma or someone else exploits the lack of attention, similar to Braun in Indiana 2018.

That part is already happening: https://twitter.com/AbrahamHamadeh/status/1717606770708029882

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https://twitter.com/LukeTVNews/status/1723167652422857122