Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate calls for GOP chair Kelli Ward to resign

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Arizona Republican leaders are divided over the state of their celebration. On Tuesday, former Republican gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson launched a press release calling for the Arizona GOP Chair, Kelli Ward, to step down. Robson stated that is the primary time for the reason that Watergate Period that the Arizona Republican Get together has misplaced a majority of statewide races.

“Once you take a look at the outcomes from final evening they have been horrendous for the Republican Get together,” stated Matt Salmon, who served as AZ GOP Chairman from 2006 to 2008.

Robson stated, “On Ward’s Watch: the Arizona GOP has allowed our state to vote Democrat for the president for the primary time in a era, has misplaced two United States Senate races, together with the Governor’s Workplace. Robson went on to name Ward’s management an “unmitigated catastrophe.”

“The celebration is as weak and irrelevant as I’ve ever seen it in my life on this state and it actually actually makes me unhappy,” stated Salmon.

Robson misplaced to Kari Lake within the GOP main. Ward backed Lake in that race. It’s a transfer that Salmon stated doubtless price the celebration the midterm election. “Up to now, celebration chairman’s will not be purported to weigh in on the primaries. You’re supposed to provide everybody a fair hand. Kelli Ward did all the pieces she might to stack the deck on the state degree. The candidates that she wished received the first and received creamed within the basic,” stated Salmon.

Arizona’s Household reached out to Ward for remark however haven’t heard again right now.

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