There was a golden opportunity for the "hidden Trump voters" to kick out mccain and nothing like that materialized.
I have to assume now, that will be true nationally too.
I think you underestimate just how successful Kelli Ward was. While she did not win, she received 37% of the vote against an incumbent US Senator who also happened to be his party’s nominee for the 2008 election. That’s pretty impressive. Until 2010, McCain had never been primaried, now he has been twice and Kelli did the best she could and better than JD. There are a lot of military retirees in AZ and like it or not, McCain still garners a lot of respect, deserved or not. Stop being so negative.