The issue with DeMint is that he hasn’t been shy about endorsing people he really wanted, so while his refusal to endorse McCain clearly indicates DeMint doesn’t find McCain a conservative, his refusal to endorse Hayworth would imply DeMint doesn’t think that highly of Hayworth either.
But I am willing to believe DeMint simply doesn’t want to waste an endorsement on an outsider against an incumbent that he can live with in the Senate — no point in burning every bridge.
Well I see that as the Benedict Arnold approach, but I don’t necessarily disagree with your logic.
Maybe people (even DeMint) don’t think JD has a chance against a democrat challenger? Who is running for the senate seat on the D side? Maybe they think JD would be too vulnerable and they want to protect the AZ senate seat — even if it means keeping McCain. You know JD is not the sharpest knife in the drawer afterall. They should have run someone better against McCain if they were serious.
Maybe people (even DeMint) don’t think JD has a chance against a democrat challenger? Who is running for the senate seat on the D side? Maybe they think JD would be too vulnerable and they want to protect the AZ senate seat — even if it means keeping McCain. You know JD is not the sharpest knife in the drawer afterall. They should have run someone better against McCain if they were serious.