They already have a liberal Democrat as Senator.
A liberal Democrat named John McCain!
Posted on 08/26/2010 4:32:31 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
Two days after being trounced in the Arizona GOP Senate primary, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth still hasn’t called Sen. John McCain to congratulate him.
And it’s not as if Tuesday night’s outcome was in doubt for very long. McCain eviscerated Hayworth by 24 percentage points and The Associated Press called the race not even a full two hours after the polls closed.
The four-term senator quickly took the stage at the downtown Phoenix Convention Center to declare victory and make it an early night. But the McCain campaign is still a bit surprised it never heard from Hayworth, a former six-term congressman who lost his Scottsdale congressional seat in 2006.
“The Hayworth campaign actually had reached out to us this past weekend to get the appropriate number for him to call for concession,” one McCain aide told POLITICO.
The aide said Hayworth’s spokesman Mark Sanders even tested it on Monday morning to make sure the traditional post-election ritual went smoothly. But the call never came.
Sanders told POLITICO Hayworth had no plans of calling McCain. A message seeking an explanation on why was not immediately returned.
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FU JSM
yea, I understand...
ummm yeah, JD must have heard the crap from that McCain brat Meghan.
King McPain bought his election, AGAIN!
I suppose it would be beneath Kin McPain to call J.D.?
King McPain bought his election, AGAIN!
I suppose it would be beneath King McPain to call J.D.?
Sounds as though Arizona will end up with a liberal Democrat as senator.
McPain needs to be SHUNNED.
No. The tradition in civilized US politics is for the loser of an election to call the winner, congratulate him and wish him well, even if he won’t endorse. Even McCollum did that.
JD has won enough elections to know the protocol. I am sure he expected and received a call in every one of the elections he won. For him not to call McCain is a form of poor sportsmanship and doesn’t make sense from what I’ve known of Hayworth.
Will JD Hayworth run as an Independent? Can he under Arizona election law?
no offense to JD and his supporters (I am one), but he should at least concede gracefully. I understand the sting of the campaign, but it is the correct thing to do. I don’t know if I would endorse or campaign for him, but we do have a good tradition of shaking hands after the battle is over.
While I'm not by any stretch a fan of McQueeg, I do believe the proper etiquette in such things is for the defeated to call the winner and offer congratulations. If it were the other way 'round it would be perceived as gloating.
They already have a liberal Democrat as Senator.
A liberal Democrat named John McCain!
They have had one for sometime. If McCain winds back in The Senate say hello to amnesty for illegal aliens. McCain is Harry Reid with an R after his name.
I think I’m about to have as much empathy for Arizonians as I do for Kalifornians.
Electing McCain is unforgivable.
Maybe JD is waiting for Murkowski to call Miller.
“Want to join me and Rahm in our club in Chicago?”
JD knows McCain who flip flops like a fish out of water is not worthy of this respect.
Exactly. At least in his situation saying nothing is above the level of McCollum in Florida. McCollum issued a statement today that not only refused to endorse Scott but he also went on a binge of impugning his integrity to boot. I guess this is what happens when an outsider takes down one of the Ruling Class.
The war isn't over yet.
FUJM!
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