Posted on 04/07/2015 12:44:28 PM PDT by cotton1706
The Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) has launched an effort to defeat Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), bashing him for failing to uphold the principles of a “true conservative” just hours after he announced his intention to run for reelection.
“There are few Republicans who have betrayed our conservative principles more than John McCain,” SCF President Ken Cuccinelli said in an email to supporters Tuesday of the party's 2008 nominee for president.
“John McCain lost his way a long time ago and it's time to replace him with a strong conservative leader who will support and defend the Constitution.” Cuccinelli’s email links to a petition to replace McCain, which, as of 2 p.m. ET, has 457 signatures. He slams McCain for high-profile instances where he crossed the aisle, including helping to forge the bipartisan Senate immigration bill, as well as voting for various fiscal cliff and debt limit deals.
McCain is set to announce his decision to run again during a speech at an Arizona Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Phoenix. He teased the decision in an interview with NBC News posted late Monday night.
"I'm ready. I am more than ready. In some ways, I am eager,” he told NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell. “I think I have the knowledge and background to help the nation through very perilous times, and I believe that I can still contribute in many ways to the welfare and benefit of my state.”
The SCF isn’t the first conservative group to target McCain. The president of the Club for Growth said the group might support a primary challenger to the five-term senator. And Reps. David Schweikert and Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) both told The Hill in February that they’re eyeing a bid to unseat McCain.
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Last time around he outspent everyone. His attack ads were on every 30 minutes on local talk stations.
McSally is on board The Cheap Labor Express, might as well keep McCain than elect his mini-me.
Man, I don’t want to get my hopes up..but I HOPE... Ms. Lindsay would be lost without him.
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