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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Decorated Vietnam Veteran running for Senate

Can Democrat Richard Carmona win the Arizona Senate race?
Posted by Sean Sullivan
October 8, 2012

It’s been almost 18 years since there was a Democrat in the Senate from Arizona. Hoping to reverse the trend in November, Richard Carmona (D) has moved himself into a close competition against Rep. Jeff Flake (R) with about four weeks left until Election Day. But he faces glaring challenges: the Republican tilt of the state, and the consistency of the GOP advantage there in recent years.

On paper, it would be tough to find a better recruit for Arizona than Carmona. He’s a decorated Vietnam War veteran who has also worked in law enforcement and public health. He served as surgeon general under George W. Bush, and was recruited by President Obama to join the Arizona race, lending credence to the claim that he isn’t beholden to one party all the time. And he is Hispanic, in a state with a sizable – and growing – Latino population.
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