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Reminder: Jeff Flake's reelection problems were not just about his troubles inside the GOP. His general-elect polling has been terrible. 1/
Recent public polls have shown him at 40% or under in the general. That's not a good position for an incumbent. 2/
Here's a @ppppolls poll from *March 2016* that showed him at 38% in the general: publicpolicypolling.com/wp-content/upl…
Here's a poll from earlier this year that shows Kelli Ward doing much better than Flake in general: azhighground.com/blog/post/us-s… 4/
Headline from 2013: "How Jeff Flake became the Most Unpopular Senator in America" theatlantic.com/politics/archi… 5/
Flake's vulnerability in AZ predated Trump. His policy positions (on immig, etc.) & attacks on Trump have increased vulnerabilities. 6/
But Flake was already in a very tough race for reelection. 7/
Also, a platform of immigration maximalism, austerity economics, and unreformed trade does not seem a viable path forward for GOP. 8/8
