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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I kept looking for a concession but it only came in a statement from one of his campaign spokesmen. I am not aware of a courtesy call being made.
McPrick can go f’himself. This akin to buying most of the raffle tickets and gloating you won. To quote Mark Levin: “McStain is a MENACE. AZ will live to regret this choice”.
And why should he? McCain launched an unprecidented filty campaign against JD, lying about him, misrepresenting things JD did, and spent $21 million dollars smearing him. Let McCain buy his own congratulations.
” ‘... but the traditional pol to pol post-election call is still in order.’
“Why?”
Because we live in what purports to be a civilized society. Because in politics there is such a thing as good sportsmanship, however observed in the breach. Because NOT to call to concede, congratulate, and wish well is a sign of a very small person.
AND because no one forced JD to run. He has had some successful campaigns under his belt. He’s a professional politician who knows the game and the rules. He knew the odds of going up against a long-time incumbent. It was his choice to run.
AND you can bet your bottom dollar HE received a concession call in every successful campaign he ran, and would have expected that call from McCain had this race gone the other way.
No one is saying JD has to endorse McCain, but he should do the gentlemanly thing and make the call.
Take deep breaths and let it go.
As thing are now, I have my doubts as if the USA can ever recover and the Marxist has been in office less that two years.
Then work on your legislature to get rid of the open primaries. The Dems used to rule that state when I was living there and I summize they used this open primary thing to make sure they never had a strong challenger get into office to screw up their gig.
poor loser. what else can you expect from a late night tv shuckster. of course, jm is no better.
LOL.
It looks like the better man lost this primary. IMO, has-been McCain should have retired with dignity; he is worn out and inconsistent in policy making. I am amazed at the apparent lack of enlightenment of the Arizona voters. Oh, well, that is nothing new.
Please tell me you are not that naive.
Does Cap and Trade sound familiar? How about Campaign Finance Reform? How about Global Warming? How about America "Torturing" prisoners?
McCain isn't your ordinary RINO, he spent $21 million to convince people he never supported, voted or even thought of any of those things.
McPain sickens me.
Not when the winner will cause more damage to this country than he already has.
What for? For fighting liberals?
Suckers who believe false humility is somehow noble. That is we are in trouble.
Frankly I think it's past the time for nice.
I have some other thoughts...but they aren't very respective of McCain. And I will leave them unsaid...for now.
Long past time. We play nice and get screwed in the process.
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