I get that appointing a previously rejected senate candidate isn't necessarily a wise idea, but that McSally is doing this worse is atrocious. Likely Democratic for now.
While the "appointed a loser" thing would hurt for sure, ideological extremism from a Kelly Ward type would without a doubt be worse from an electoral perspective.
Obviously Ducey appointed someone who thought would lose to set the stage for his own 2022 run. I think he should have appointed Cindy McCain.
Cindy McCain probably would not have run in the 2020 special election, and if she had, would probably be polling much better than McSally is now. Many of those who are supporting Kelly, after all, are moderate suburbanites who were McCain supporters for decades prior to Trump.
