The list of Republicans lining up to challenge Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, a Democrat in the marginally Republican 1st District of Arizona, is remarkably short. Among state and national Republican strategists, only one name emerges. "All the buzz in CD 1 is centering around Adam Kwasman," Arizona Republican political consultant Chris DeRose said. He described the field as "coalescing" around Kwasman, a 30-year-old freshman state representative. DeRose is informally advising Kwasman but said he is not on any campaign payroll. While o thers worry that Kwasman is too green to challenge Kirkpatrick, he is the only name Republicans mention. (more…)
