LIZ SHELD’S MORNING BRIEF: AZ Special Election, Jackson Smeared and Much, Much More. “Republican Debbie Lesko has won the special election to replace Trent Franks, who resigned from office late last year. The ‘story’ on this race–and the story always changes about what a GOP victory or loss means in the era of the resistance– is that anything less than a double digit win by the Republican candidate is some kind of mandate on Trump’s presidential victory. As of right now, the spread is about 6 points, very convenient.”