AZ Republicans reject "America's toughest Sheriff"

[dead0man]

so that's good news

[𝕭𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖆 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖑𝖆]

Does Joe Arpaio want to become a perennial candidate?

[I’m not Stu]

Does Joe Arpaio want to become a perennial candidate?

Yes.

[DINGO Joe]

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

[The Arizonan]

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

I wonder if he’ll outlive Strom Thurmond.

[brucejoel99]

Does Joe Arpaio want to become a perennial candidate?

Yes.

His 3rd lost election in as many cycles. Maybe he'll finally get the hint (but he probably won't).

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

I wonder if he’ll outlive Strom Thurmond.

I'm convinced he's immortal. Evil people are. Look at Trump: 74 years old, 250+ lbs, eats the diet of a 6-year-old, & yet he somehow hasn't managed to keel over from stress &/or a heart attack yet?

Billy Joel was right: only the good die young.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Arpaio is a disgrace to Law Enforcement. 

[LtNOWIS]

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

If he barely lost the GOP primary, then there must be some state legislative seats where he got a clear plurality of the vote. It would be a big downgrade but if he likes having a podium to opine from...

[NewYorkExpress]

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

If he barely lost the GOP primary, then there must be some state legislative seats where he got a clear plurality of the vote. It would be a big downgrade but if he likes having a podium to opine from...

In most municipalities State legislator is an upgrade from County Sheriff (not as big of an upgrade as say, Congressperson, but depending on the powers of the state legislature in question, it's still an upgrade).

[LtNOWIS]

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

If he barely lost the GOP primary, then there must be some state legislative seats where he got a clear plurality of the vote. It would be a big downgrade but if he likes having a podium to opine from...

In most municipalities State legislator is an upgrade from County Sheriff (not as big of an upgrade as say, Congressperson, but depending on the powers of the state legislature in question, it's still an upgrade).

It also depends on the size of the constituencies. Sometimes legislative seats are bigger than counties, sometimes they are smaller than counties. In Arizona, a state legislator represents about 220,000 people, or one thirtieth of the state. But somebody elected county-wide in Maripoca represents 4.5 million people, which is over half the state's population. So it would be a big downgrade in this case.

[Mr. Smith]

Does Joe Arpaio want to become a perennial candidate?

Yes.

His 3rd lost election in as many cycles. Maybe he'll finally get the hint (but he probably won't).

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

I wonder if he’ll outlive Strom Thurmond.

I'm convinced he's immortal. Evil people are. Look at Trump: 74 years old, 250+ lbs, eats the diet of a 6-year-old, & yet he somehow hasn't managed to keel over from stress &/or a heart attack yet?

Billy Joel was right: only the good die young.

Are you calling Jimmy Carter evil? Dats cold man...real cold.

[lfromnj]

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

If he barely lost the GOP primary, then there must be some state legislative seats where he got a clear plurality of the vote. It would be a big downgrade but if he likes having a podium to opine from...

In most municipalities State legislator is an upgrade from County Sheriff (not as big of an upgrade as say, Congressperson, but depending on the powers of the state legislature in question, it's still an upgrade).

It also depends on the size of the constituencies. Sometimes legislative seats are bigger than counties, sometimes they are smaller than counties. In Arizona, a state legislator represents about 220,000 people, or one thirtieth of the state. But somebody elected county-wide in Maripoca represents 4.5 million people, which is over half the state's population. So it would be a big downgrade in this case.

Well it can go anywhere from like 208 to 235 thx to Mathis's brilliant use of the deviation

[PSOL]

Didn’t his deputy win though? Not that much of a change to Maricopa Republicans if #2 is presented instead of #1.

[Bojack Horseman]

I honestly thought he was already dead.

[Former President tack50]

Friendly reminder here that sheriff should not be a partisan position, nor an elected position.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

Friendly reminder here that sheriff should not be a partisan position, nor an elected position.

Yea, elected judges were a big progressive idea in the late 19th century. It is a terrible idea, if the Supreme Court was elected, than they would all have been thrown out of office after Brown v Board and Loving v Virginia. A majority of Americans at the time disapproved of those decisions. A majority does not have the right to discriminate against a minority.

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

This is probably it for him, unless he finds a special or municipal race to run in before 2022 or the 2022 AZ primaries are scheduled earlier than his 90th. A younger candidate might have a few more runs in them without another general election defeat, but running in one’s 90s has rarely worked out for anyone who’s not a medical anomaly.

[DrScholl]

There is a value to having an elected sheriff. It can keep a county board or executive from appointing a sheriff that will be in their pocket.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Friendly reminder here that sheriff should not be a partisan position, nor an elected position.

I disagree here.  I believe that Law Enforcement ought to be directly accountable to voters, and not a mere appointed flunky for someone else.

I do think Sheriff's should be term-limited.  There should be lifetime term limits for any elective office with the power to arrest and/or prosecute.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Arpaio is still only 88 so he's got a few more runs in him

I wonder if he’ll outlive Strom Thurmond.

Hate will keep you warm.