Thread: McCain faces toughest re-election challenge

McCain faces toughest re-election challenge

By JONATHAN J. COOPER 02/12/10 at 2:45 pm

PHOENIX (AP) — Defeated just two years ago as the Republican presidential candidate and with his bonafides as a true conservative again being challenged, John McCain finds himself in a struggle to get even his party’s nomination for another term in the Senate.

Conservatives, independents and Tea Party activists are lining up behind Republican challenger and former talk radio host J.D. Hayworth, reflecting a rising tide of voter frustration with incumbent politicians. Only 40 percent of Arizonans have a favorable view of McCain’s job performance.

Faced with his toughest re-election battle ever, McCain has moved to the right on several hot-button issues, like gays in the military and climate change, and has built a campaign war chest of more than $5 million. Former running mate Sarah Palin and newly elected Republican Sen. Scott Brown, both popular with conservatives, are pitching in.

Hayworth, who will officially launch his campaign Monday, began using his talk show on conservative radio station KFYI to drum up opposition to McCain.

“You have a consistent conservative challenger and an incumbent who calls himself a maverick but in fact is a moderate,â€

Defeated just two years ago as the Republican presidential candidate and with his bonafides as a true conservative again being challenged, John McCain finds himself in a struggle to get even his party’s nomination for another term in the Senate.

McCain hasn't had any conservative 'bonafides' since before the turn of the century when he was snubbed by the Reagans for leaving his disabled wife for the very wealthy Cindi.

McCain has to go!!!

McCain is going down in 2010!

And I will rejoice.

W

SO hoping we get to tell Traitor Juan McAmnesty buh-by in November. Forever. So he can't ever ever sponsor or vote for an amnesty bill again. How sad that will be for you, Juan.

McCain is a key and one major puppet for the progressives...

Buh-Bye, McQuack!!!!!!!!!!!

Dump the progressives, Republican and Democrat. We must steer our nation back on a correct course toward the Constitution. With John McCain and others like him, we are on a highly destructive, collision course.

Psalm 91

I liked this quote.

"Conservatives, independents and Tea Party activists are lining up behind Republican challenger and former talk radio host J.D. Hayworth, reflecting a rising tide of voter frustration with incumbent politicians. Only 40 percent of Arizonans have a favorable view of McCain’s job performance."

But this one scared me.

[quote]“When Arizona voters are reminded of Mr. Hayworth’s long record in Washington of liberal spending and questionable ethics, he will be defeated again just as he was in 2006,â€

Worried American wrote:

[quote]But this one scared me.

Quote:
“When Arizona voters are reminded of Mr. Hayworth’s long record in Washington of liberal spending and questionable ethics, he will be defeated again just as he was in 2006,â€

FiercePatriot wrote:

Hayworth looks like a coupon clipper.

Psalm 91