Posted on 05/11/2015 7:17:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Earlier this year, election watchers claimed that McCain was the most vulnerable senator facing reelection in 2016 and the polls show that is true. Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows that McCain only has a 41% approval rating among republicans and a 36% approval rating among all voters. Anything below 50% is considered dangerous for incumbents. 41% is considered catastrophic. 51% of republican voters want someone more conservative than McCain. Unfortunately, both Obama and Clinton are more conservative than McCain.
McCain who often bills himself as a “maverick” is more like a hobby horse that liberals ride to victory. As he gets older and more senile, he keeps forgetting who his constituents are. His top two primary opponents are very close to him and as they get better known that will get even worse for McCain. McCain (Conservative rating 45%) leads Rep Davis Schweikert (CR 95%) by just 1 point with 21% undecided. McCain leads Rep Matt Salmon (CR 91%) by just two points with 18% undecided. Undecided voters always moves towards the challenger, usually by a 2-1 margin.
McCain has been very critical of conservatives in the senate who actually vote the way they told voters they would. It is expected that the Tea party and other conservative groups will target McCain, who should have announced his retirement long ago. Many voters are still angry from his last election in which he ran on the platform of “build the danged fence”. Once reelected that went out the window and McCain voted for open borders and amnesty in a state that is very upset about the illegal alien problem.
His best chance of returning to the senate at age 80 is if he has several candidates running against him splitting the anti-McCain vote. There are currently four candidates considering a run. two have a legitimate chance but a third who trails far behind McCain has already formed an exploratory committee and is close to announcing. Kelli Ward could be the spoiler that sends Obama, I mean Reid, err I mean McCain back to Washington.
Perhaps enough of the old ladies who kept this guy in office have died off?
yawn this buffoon will still win
The republican senate PAC money will be on the way soon like they did for that other vegetable, Thad in Mississippi.
Don’t they have open primaries?
If McCain wasn’t senile he would realize it’s time to retire, unfortunately he is and his family won’t help him to avoid his embarrassment.
McCain is the Senator I’d most like to see lose.
McConnell runs a close second, with Lindsay Grahamnesty right behind.
Yes, purposely kept open by the McCain people for McCain’s benefit.
He’s a Democrat in an R jersey.
McCain helped sic the IRS on conservative groups.
I have no idea why anyone who calls themselves a conservative would cast another ballot for such a person.
The same liberals that demanded we reelect Mitch and Jonbon will ALSO be flooding FR with Vote Lesser Evil! message for McCain.
Bank on it.
Tom Tancredo said he might run against McStain.
Did Tom relocate to AZ? I thought he lived in CO.
Meaningless at this time. It will depend on who runs the actual candidate is. His last several opponents have not done well. Luckily for us, the Dem candidates have also been poor.
Come on AZ, you can do better. You were the state of Goldwater after all.
Send this selfish turncoat home.
It would be poetic justice if this fool was defeated in the primary!!!!
I believe John McCain has war hawked himself out of a job. No wonder he sounded so reserved and quieted today on a TV interview. He is peddling for home base with his best manners.
This can’t be good news for hawk Lindsay Graham, either. America is not in the mood for war anywhere near Barack Obama at the helm to micro manage war strategy.
Don’t count on us. We are flooded with illegals thanks to Brewer and also the Californicators. AZ aint what it was even 10 years ago.
“McCain is the Senator I’d most like to see lose.
McConnell runs a close second, with Lindsay Grahamnesty right behind.”
McConnell and Graham were just reelected. Six more years before they have to face the voters.
Mixed metaphors are fun.
Don’t forget Cochran, Cornyn, Flake, Murky, etc.
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