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 partys presumptive nominee expose a deep well of concern about how Trump might damage the GOPs 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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“Funny. My coffee tastes better this morning, the sun is brighter, the birds are singing more cheerfully.”
Yeah! Last time I felt it was 1980!
It would be nice if McCain’s political career were now to draw to a close, fitting, really. Hopefully someone will drive a wooden stake through it though, just to make sure.
Well if the critics are right and Trump loses in a landslide, McCain going down the drain would make me feel a little better about it.
He needed to be let out to pasture years ago. He has stayed beyond his "use by" date. Not even a RINO. More like a liberal in "R" disguise. Good riddance, I say.
No kidding, just as I read the article I looked out the window and there’s a huge rainbow across the valley in front of the house.
One of the things I miss about Arizona is being able to vote against John McCain.
Series, it’s still there.
Yes old man he’s in your head as well!
Perfect!
Jeff Flake almost lost got 49%, underperformed even Romney who got 53% and that was in late 2012 when McCain & flake hadn’t had a chance to vote for an amnesty bill in almost 5 years.
Ayotte & McCain are screwed. They have the last primaries and people will be so pissed and fresh in their mind even if they win the primary.
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G16/events.phtml?format=chronological
Tuesday 30 August 2016 Arizona - Primary
Florida - Primary
Thursday 8 September 2016 Massachusetts - Primary
Tuesday 13 September 2016 Delaware - Primary
New Hampshire - Primary
Trump certainly causes problems for the RINO’s who depend upon Liberal voters for their elections.
Oh, wait, the media meme is that it’s Hispanic, not Liberal, voters that RINOs depend on.
My mistake. I forgot racism explains everything.
It’s not those who refuse to assimilate and call themselves Americans, whether they be Black, Hispanic, Muslim or other, that will decide if this nation survives. If it’s those “voters” who must be coddled and supported then America is dead already.
It’s because of politicians like John McCain courting the interests of those who want to simply pillage America for their votes and favor that we’ve come to this time. They don’t want to be Americans. They only want to use America’s resources to expand their own cultures and lands at our expense.
It needs to be understood that this is make or break time for this nation. Politicians aren’t going to save us but rather hasten our demise. If Donald Trump can’t get elected and do what he’s promised to do, then we’re done. It’s a pity that even a supposed “patriot” like McCain can’t see that. Like most politicians, he just can’t see past his own ambitions.
LOL time to retire before you are fired, John. Your lavish government retirement check should keep you in bacon and beans till you die.
I am not at all pleased that Trump is at the top of the GOP ticket, but like the people who claim to want to move out of the USA if Trump is elected, this may be another reason to vote for Trump. Time for McCain to go out to pasture.
Good.
Excellent. Good riddance.
I think Kelli Ward is one of the few senate candidates who have endorsed Trump or at least gone after his supporters.
http://www.redstate.com/diary/creinstein/2016/04/18/kelli-ward-supported-roger-stone-evidence/
A Jebstate user said he is voting McCain.
Celebrities promising to leave ... McCain’s re-election in dire straits ... Looks like Trump will get my vote!
I look forward to a Trump McCain dust up. A death match in the political ring. Time for some popcorn.
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