AZ-Sen. 2010: Fred Thompson endorses John McCain (Fred lavishes praise on RINO McCain)

The Phoenix Business Journal ^ | 2010-02-15

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U.S. Sen. John McCain has picked up the endorsement of former actor and Sen. Fred Thompson while opponent J.D. Hayworth gets ready for an event with Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and State Sen. Russell Pearce.

Hayworth and McCain, seeking a fifth term, are battling in the Republican Senate primary this year.

Thompson — a former senator from Tennessee and actor on the “Law & Order” television show — announced his endorsement Wednesday. McCain and Thompson both ran for president in 2008.

“I’m for John McCain. I hope he gets re-elected. I’ll help him get re-elected if I can. It’s more important for me, and I believe for the country, to have McCain’s leadership and the respect that he brings to bear on an issue. When he takes the floor on a national security matter. When he takes the floor and leads the intellectual effort the for the surge. When, without his efforts, I don’t think we would have ever had a surge and therefore we would never have had a victory in Iraq,” Thompson said.

Hayworth, Thomas and Pearce will appear together Feb. 24 in Tempe. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio also backs Hayworth over long-time foe McCain.

[MountainWoman]

wanted to respond and get your take - i think you are absolutely correct about the magnitude of this race. honestly i want to be optimistic about it. i truly think JD has a shot and can take out mccain especially if we are able to close our primary, which looks like it might happen.

the problem i foresee, is mccain losing to hayworth and then going independent. this will then split the repub vote and give the state to the dem. i really believe that mccain would be that vindictive...he’s shown time and time again he has a chip on his shoulder and hates conservatives and has tried to stick it to us at every turn.

what do you think and what’s your gut on this race?

IF mccain does somehow end up winning, i think it depends on how many seats we can pick up in Nov on whether or not the immigration scenario you posted will happen.

[AuntB]

“the problem i foresee, is mccain losing to hayworth and then going independent. this will then split the repub vote and give the state to the dem. i really believe that mccain would be that vindictive...he’s shown time and time again he has a chip on his shoulder and hates conservatives and has tried to stick it to us at every turn.:

I’m not worried about that. If McCain goes independent he’ll pick up indys and dems, the people who always elect him.
Republicans in Arizona despise the man. Some years ago they came very close to recalling the old coot.

WE do have to educate them as much as possible. As shown by the last election, ‘r’s didn’t even know enough about McCains record to know what he stood for.

[snip] Forty percent (40%) of likely McCain voters are angry about the current immigration situation. Among those who plan to vote for Obama, just 14% share the anger.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of those who plan to vote for McCain say gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing the status of undocumented workers. Likely Obama voters are evenly divided on the importance of the two.

and

Poll after the 2008 election:

Voters Unaware of Candidates’ Immigration Positions; McCain Supporters Farthest Off the Mark

# Only 34 percent of McCain voters, 42 percent of Clinton voters, and 52 percent of Obama voters correctly identified their candidate as favoring eventual citizenship for illegal immigrants who meet certain requirements.
# Of McCain voters, 35 percent mistakenly thought he favored enforcement that would cause illegals to return home, another 10 percent thought he wanted mass deportations, and 21 percent didn’t know his position.
# Voters often held different positions from the candidate they supported. Only 31 percent of McCain voters had the same immigration position as he does[snip]

http://www.cis.org/node/13

[MountainWoman]

“# Of McCain voters, 35 percent mistakenly thought he favored enforcement that would cause illegals to return home, another 10 percent thought he wanted mass deportations, and 21 percent didn’t know his position.”

Jesus, that is depressing. we definately have our work cut out for us, I’d say.

and to clarify, you think that if mccain goes independent, it won’t make a difference? who wins in that scenario though? i guess it depends on the dem.

[AuntB]

“Jesus, that is depressing. we definately have our work cut out for us, I’d say.”

Yes, Ma’am.

See:

Gun Owners of America Endorses J.D. Hayworth - McCain Wrong for Arizona Wrong for America

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2455683/posts

[Sarabaracuda]

I supported Scott Brown and I still support Dick Cheney.