Posted on 05/05/2016 5:03:46 AM PDT by maggief
Publicly, John McCain insists Donald Trump will have a negligible effect on his campaign for reelection. But behind closed doors at a fundraiser in Arizona last month, the Republican senator and two-time presidential hopeful offered a far more dire assessment to his supporters.
“If Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket, here in Arizona, with over 30 percent of the vote being the Hispanic vote, no doubt that this may be the race of my life,” McCain said, according to a recording of the event obtained by POLITICO. “If you listen or watch Hispanic media in the state and in the country, you will see that it is all anti-Trump. The Hispanic community is roused and angry in a way that I've never seen in 30 years.”
The 2008 GOP presidential nominee is certainly the favorite in his race to win a sixth term in the Senate. But his remarks about the party’s presumptive nominee expose a deep well of concern about how Trump might damage the GOP’s chances in the battle for Senate control — especially in states like Arizona, Nevada and Florida, where Latinos make up a big chunk of voters. Republicans are defending two dozen seats this year, many in blue and purple states, vs. just 10 for Democrats — a daunting landscape even without Trump atop the ballot.
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This just keeps getting better and better!!!
No Sir, you damaged it with your own words; 0bama supporter. And thank you for your service and sacrifice.
McCain needs to go in the primary - come on Arizona Republicans, you can do it!
Trump just keeps giving back.......
A reason for trump
One can only hope...!
People have long memories and I hope every Trump voter decides that McCain should stay in Arizona in his pj’s.
The Trump train keeps on chugging.
GOOD!!!
McCain damages my hopes.
John, thanks for your service.
Now just go the hell away you crazy very old geezer.
Good, get rid of that RINO.
Good. I hope you’re trounced mcstain.
He's just too feeble minded to know it.
He will NOT be reelected and will be one of the many politicians nationwide who will blame Trump.
All I can say is.. "Isn't that GREAT!"
That’s the excuse he will use when he is primaried.
DONALD J. TRUMP WINS INDIANA.
McCain will always have ISIS, or ISIL, whatever.
Funny. My coffee tastes better this morning, the sun is brighter, the birds are singing more cheerfully.
I can no longer hear birds singing, it is still raining here, but damn, is my coffee good.
Good bye juannie
Another benefit of electing TRUMP 2016 !
Well McCain, this is the downside of bringing millions of illegals to our country and insisting they have a path to citizenship.
And NO, it wasn't because you're such a humanitarian McCain - it's because your donors USE CHEAP LABOR. So get off your high horse - YOU sold out American workers for campaign cash. AND you padded Democrat advantage with minority voters.
How would YOU be McCain if we brought in 19 million illegals from Iceland then told Democrat to court NRA voters...
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