PHOENIX β Gov. Doug Ducey said this morning he will back whoever his party nominates for president β even if it's Donald Trump.
"I'm going to support the nominee,'' the governor told reporters.
"I think what's important is that we defeat Hillary Clinton,'' Ducey said. "I don't want to see another four or eight years of the policies of Barack Obama.''
And the governor said he remains convinced that Trump could win in November, even with the sharp divisions he is creating within the Republican party.
Ducey said he's convinced that, despite what's happening now, the GOP can coalesce behind a nominee, even if that is Trump.
"Part of the issue of having a competitive primary is that it can sometimes get very aggressive,'' Ducey said.
"That's where we are right now,'' he continued. "So let's run a primary where we settle on a nominee and then we're going to have to unify to beat Hillary Clinton in the fall.''
Ducey said he would have met with Trump when he came to town late last year.
"I actually had lunch with my 91-year-old grandmother,'' he said. "I can't cancel lunch with my 91-year-old grandmother."
