By Jim Small
Arizona Capitol Times
Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon says he is returning to politics with a simple goal: destroying the establishment wing of the Republican Party.
“The real problem in the Republican Party is the establishment, so I’m going to go work on them,” he told Arizona Capitol Times. “The establishment are the guys who’ve never had a job in the private sector, but think they’re geniuses.”
Cardon’s 2012 campaign against then-U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake relied on similar themes, and he often criticized Flake for having very little experience in the private sector. Cardon is the president and CEO of The Cardon Group, a real estate development firm that was started by his grandfather.