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.
I think he’d go open Dem and they would take him with open arms because he knows all the GOP secrets.
But either way, no way will he go out without scorched earth.
Poor John couldn’t corrupt his way the millions he sees with clinton and bama. he’s tryin tho. so he kept marrying up. over wheelchairs and all. i know he suffered prison camp for our freedom. and thank you John, for that service. and now ... i am disavowing all favoritism that i might harbor for those actions because of your current imbecilic traitorous acts..
I DIDN’T!
Doddering old fool.
Guilty of the same charge; figured if that son of a b#tch got elected he would be dead in 4 months, then I would have had the President I really wanted to vote for.
I have vowed never to vote for him again, many years ago, last run I could not vote for him, but could not vote for his opponent either... I left it blank, this time around I may have to vote for a democrat even, if we cant stop him in the primaries. I am sick and tired of this has been old geezer Rino representing our state!
The GOP in Tucson can’t even get a republican to run in the mayor’s race. The city council is full of La Raza gagstas and loonie lefties.
That’s why we don’t live there, but we are close enough to be affected by the businesses that go north to Phoenix ( they nixed a bible college) or get chased out, like McDonald’s.
However, the Tea Party is very active where we can be. But it doesn’t help that we got gerrymandered northwest of Tucson and now our district is part of one by the Grand Canyon, hours away.
Rita, dear; Grahmnesty was just re-elected. We still have 5+ years of Linda to put up with.
Like Moooochelle, Hitlary and the rest of the “has beens”, Mclame needs to be out to pasture. None of them are relevant any longer.
The Left messes with other States' elections - we can do the same if we had the will and the willingness to spend time and money to help get rid of some like him.
Had you heard Graham is running for president?
Being aligned with McCain as a war hawk and one who is struggling in Arizona because of it, imho, has to mean trouble for Graham who is his twin.
As he gets older and more senile,
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More like older and more corrupt. He lives inside the beltway more than Arizona, and went native a long time ago.
Kelli Ward is the best candidate since she has a short voting record.
The Congressman are all pro-amnesty and will get attacked for the irony.
So is the Jones woman. Doug Ducey and Jones went to the Hispanic Chamber touting Mass immigration.
https://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/matt-salmon-when-fish-becomes-fowl/
https://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/laura-ingraham-is-the-bear-in-matt-salmons-stream/
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