Perpetual candidate for governor Goddard launches war on woman
Those women who grew disenchanted with then-Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, when he refused to thoroughly investigate the voting irregularities in Pima County’s RTA election, are now questioning his decision to flex his muscles and muscle State Senator Leah Landrum Taylor out of the race for Secretary of State.
In the past, the fastest way into the Governor’s office is through the Secretary of State’s Office. Governors Jan Brewer, Jane Hull, and Rose Mofford, who all moved from the Secretary of State’s position to governor, when sitting governors were either removed from office or left voluntarily. Many believe that Goddard, who has run for the Governor’s office three times unsuccessfully, hopes to get into the Governor’s office through the Secretary of State revolving back door.
State Senator Landrum Taylor, who has earned the trust from colleagues on both sides of the aisle, said she decided to end her campaign for her party’s nomination for Arizona Secretary of State to focus on issues with the state’s child welfare system. Her exit conveniently leaves a single candidate in the race: Terry Goddard, who emerged from a tense meeting with her earlier this year and announced his own candidacy for the same office.
“A few months ago we heard Senator Landrum Taylor was ousted from her Senate leadership position in a coup, and then a few weeks ago we heard she was being bullied into dropping her campaign for statewide office,” said Robert Graham, Chairman of the Arizona Republican Party. “It’s a shame to see real competition for high office abruptly shut down, with Democrats pushing candidates and voters aside and making secret deals — it’s no wonder Democrats have no one to vote for.”