One of Arizona’s most popular Democrat blogs has captured an interesting moment from state Attorney General Terry Goddard’s appearance Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., accidentally referred to Goddard as the Arizona governor. Goddard quickly corrected Specter, but he did drop in this side remark, “Aspiring, perhaps.”
Political observers have long assumed that Goddard is manuveuring to campaign for governor next year. In fact, he’s the presumed Democratic front-runner in many circles. But Goddard has scrupulously avoided the topic, if only to avoid triggering Arizona’s “resign to run” law. With the 2010 election season just around the corner, Goddard’s next move appears to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind, including his own.
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