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Posted on 01/03/2009 12:17:15 PM PST by rabscuttle385
Though not widely reported, rumors slowly began circulating last month that former GOP presidential nominee John McCain may face a primary challenge in 2010 from former Congressman J.D. Hayworth.
(Rep. Jeff Flake and Rep. John Shadegg were both likely candidates for the open seat if McCain were to win the presidency, but it appears unlikely either would challenge McCain.)
McCain, of course, would be hard to beat. He garnered close to 54 percent of the vote in Arizona's general election. More importantly, he easily won the state's primary, garnering more than 47 percent of the vote (though exit polls show Romney won the conservative vote in Arizona.)
But McCain has long been disliked by many conservatives, and it is highly likely that an effort to un-seat him would be greeted by many conservatives across the nation. A credible anti-McCain conservative candidate -- such as Hayworth -- would most likely have no difficulty in raising substantial funds.
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Unfortunately for us, getting rid of RINOs in the Senate is a 6 year process.
His days are numbered ... and he know it!
My guess is that he will decide to retire, or will take a job in the Biden Administration.
I am an Arizonian and I’ll not be voting for McCain in any upcoming primary.
McCain is long overdue for retirement..
He’s already done far more damage than one man should be allowed to commit...
Whatever.
The GOP will cry and say you must support him. If he loses then a Dem would pick up Arizona and that would help Obama.
Good....kick his @$$ out of the Senate.
I, for one, am hopeful that Hayworth will commit to this.
Arizona needs to rid itself of the Traitor to the Conservatism and the GOP post haste!
buh-bye Jhonnie.
Selecting McCain as the Republican presidential nominee was the absolute WORST choice the GOP could have possibly made in 2008.
He's an old-as-dirt Washington insider when voters wanted the opposite.
I still contend McCain so hated religious conservatives and Republicans that he subconsciously planned to lose, just to throw mud in the face of his arch enemy George W. Bush who would continue to be pummelled by the media and by historians.
If the GOP had won in 2008, the GWB/GOP legacy could have been salvaged.
McCain is petty.
He only won 47% of the vote in the GOP presidential primary in Arizona????? Sounds like he could be in danger based on that. I’d love to see him lose.
No more RINOS. They are bad for our health.
I realize they're talking about our Presidential Preference Poll. However, if the Senator runs with only one opponent in the Republican primary and only wins 47% of the vote, he loses.
I'd help make that happen...as JD is a much better representative of my values than the current office-holder.
“If the GOP had won in 2008, the GWB/GOP legacy could have been salvaged.”
The GOP brand name is below where it was when Nixon resigned, thanks in large part to people like GWB and McCain RINOs.
Let’s rebuild from the ground up and make the GOP a conservative party like it was in the 80s.
Does he care?
Wouldn’t it be justice if Sarah campaigned for J.D. and he won? :-)
I pray McCain will be soundly defeated. Go Hayworth!
If she did that and McCain was tossed out, I would strongly consider voting for her in 2012.
Palin should run against him ... just for kicks.
Please, let it be so.
I will contribute to any conservative that will challenge McCain.
Time for him to go.
I still am angry at the republicans that forced this guy on the rest of us.
RUN JD RUN.....start your commitee now, Ill contribute !
Don’t people know they are just supposed to hold their noses and vote for the established republicans? That’s the only way the republicans can win - vote for the republicans that the republicans tell us to vote for.
I just hope a SINGLE conservative candidate runs against him, and not a half dozen others. This is how most RINOs probably get back on the ballot election after election.
Oh, and CLOSE the primary to republicans ONLY, if it isn’t already.
I don’t care if a RAT wins. So long as McCain loses in the primary.
I had always figured that J.D. would eventually take McCain’s seat as a Senator. The time is now! J.D. is a great Arizonan and a great American. He’s also a rare, honest politician. If it hadn’t been for those Marxist idiots at ASU ACORNING him, he’d still be in the House of Reps.
“(though exit polls show Romney won the conservative vote in Arizona.) “
That tells you that their are no conservatives in AZ.
McCrazy’s seat is safe.
Democrats don't find it an issue to beat McCain as shown of late.
A true conservative in his state may have an issue beating him perhaps?
I think not.
Yep, might as well defect to the Dhimmyside.
No one wants him here.
If I am remembering the past. Wasn’t MCC the subject of a recall that ended following the attacks on 9/11.
If he wants any chance at all of winning he will have to run in the Democrat primary.
Considering the way he abandoned Sarah Palin to the vicious leftist media after the election he has even less credibility than when he started campaigning 2 years ago.
“If he loses then a Dem would pick up Arizona and that would help Obama.”
And if Sen. McCain wins, we wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.
I’d love the opportunity to send J. D. Hayworth some out-of-state contributions for a challenge to McCain.
Don’t you just love how this thread is labeled with the “trollsonparade” keyword?
The RNC will put in whatever resources it takes to defeat any Republican challenger to McCain.
History will record he probably did more damage to the GOP than any other single person.
That's an idea I think quite a few here at FR have that would viewed as incorrect by many Republicans. Though many don't like Romney, I believe most Republicans believed he would govern as a conservative if elected.
Romney also got a healthy conservative vote in Florida. I think there are conservatives in Arizona and many voted for Romney because they considered him to be a conservative candidate.
And I agree with you... JD got robbed in the '06 election. I bet if ACORN were investigated in Tempe, they'd find that half the ASU students who voted for Harry Mitchell actually lived in Southern California.
If he has the sense God gave a rock, he will quietly retire.
Of course, that’s a very big IF.
You got it!!! Mitchell has the lowest rating of anyone in the House and those idiots re-elected him again. Not very bright! I’m hoping J.D. will go after this seat in the Senate. America needs him in Washington.
JD Hayworth is a loudmouth jerk whose stupidity lost conservatives and republicans a safe house seat. Foghorn Leghorn needs to stay on the radio. I’ll take McCain over a Hayworth loss to a Harry Mitchell style Democrat any day.
McCain would beat his ass upside down anyway, so don’t get your hopes up McCain haters.
KICK HIS ARSE OUT!!!
And yes, I know I am yelling.
That really will depend upon who the next RNC Chair is. If Duncan does continue being the RNC Chair, then yes, Duncan will defend McCain as best as he can, but, as an example, if it’s Blackwell that becomes the next RNC Chair, then it will be interesting to see if Blackwell does all that he can do to defeat McCain.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer RINO. Are you sure we have to wait until 2010?
Was there a troll keyword that bought you running here newbie?
>JD Hayworth is a loudmouth jerk whose stupidity ...
Look in the mirror.
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