[Paine in the Neck]

"Please, PLEASE, make it so."

[C210N]

Fortunately for him, however, not all is lost; he ...

knows how to turn up the conservative lies when the campaign heats-up, fooling just enough voters to eek his way back in.

[Mechanicos]

If the Party bosses want McCain back in they will get it. AZ has one of the most corrupt voting systems. Its been sued before for having all the votes from the counting computer go to the Secretary of State’s computer and then to the reporting computer.

[pfony1]

Sooo....

How do we fund the primary campaign of McCain’s strongest challenger?

How do we avoid re-nominating McCain because we have foolishly spread our disgust among a long list of (vain?) Conservatives — the technique mastered by Lindsay Graham?

[SMM48]

Unfortunately, Arizona has an open primary. What’s wrong with the AZ GOP?

[Steely Tom]

If he does lose his primary, he will instantly flip and enthusiastically support whatever Democrat is running, no matter how left-wing that Democrat is. The MSM will love this, and reward him with all kinds of air time, including multiple laudatory biographies to commemorate the end of his career in politics.

I don't think he will lose his primary though, and I think he will be re-elected. He'll leave Capitol Hill in a box.

There were multiple stories about how McCain was facing the real possibility of being turned out of office back in 2010. Didn't happen.

[DuncanWaring]

The one thing I regret about moving out of Arizona is that I can’t vote against him anymore.

[deport]

Don’t know enough about Arizona’s electoral process but McCain is edging the
three other contenders in the survey. If that many get in the race with him then
he’s got a good chance of going to a primary runoff. Mississippi’s race with
Cochran comes to mind in that type situation.

[TomGuy]

John McCain Could Lose His 2016 Primary Battle

No he won't. He has too many I.O.U.s from too many influence peddlers and he knows where too many bodies are buries.

Many thought he would lose in 2010. He breezed through that one. Many thought Lindsey Graham would lose in 2014. He, too, breezed through that one.

The problem is that 'conservatives' put up too many challengers. Voters don't pay attention until near election day. When they to in to vote, they see a confusing list of names and vote for the one most recognizable -- the incumbent.

Conservatives need to put up one -- 1 -- ONE -- solid challenger and spend their advertising to introduce that ONE person to the voters. Instead, like in S.C., they run 4-6 people who dilute the votes.

Heck, conservatives are already following that same pattern in the presidential race. At least, so far, a couple of moderates may also be challenging each other.

[rawcatslyentist]

John McCain Could Lose His 2016 Primary Battle

Not if he runs as a Democommie.

[amnestynone]

What we need to do is get a army of volunteer phone workers across the country to hit the phone for the opposition to these Rhinos and also against the Democrats in November. With VOIP there would be no charge for national calling and we could be a real potent force. Conservative phone warriors would be a real strategy.

[CSM]

“those who identify themselves as ‘very conservative,’ just 21% approve of the job McCain is doing”

Those 21% clearly don’t understand conservativism and have mis-identified themselves.

[SharpRightTurn]

“Fortunately for him, however, not all is lost; he edges all of his presumptive Republican challengers.”

The low information Republican primary voters could well return this abysmal fossil to the District of Corruption for his 31 - 36 years of defiling a Senate seat.

[crosdaddy]

John Mcain could loose his way to his zipper when he had to take a leak.