Watch McCain Veer to the Right

[Sinatra]

New polling shows John McCain may have a serious fight on his hands just to win the GOP nomination for Arizona Senator.

Look for McCain to make a point of veering hard right in the coming months so as to secure the nomination. His silly dance of moderation that he has been engaged in for years is not playing well to his own home crowd.

And also one must wonder how much influence Sarah Palin has had in the growing dissatisfaction Arizona conservatives have with Mr. McCain? My call - considerable.


Arizona Survey of 570 Likely Voters
November 18, 2009

Arizona Senate GOP Primary

John McCain
45%

J.D. Hayworth
43%

Chris Simcox
4%

Some other candidate
2%

Not sure
7%


Election 2010: Arizona Senate GOP Primary - Rasmussen Reports™

 

[Oddball]

While I'm no big fan of Hayworth, he'd be a marked improvement over McQuisling.

Hell, a dem who knew what a principle was would.

 

[Sinatra]

While I'm no big fan of Hayworth, he'd be a marked improvement over McQuisling.

Hell, a dem who knew what a principle was would.

I think McCain will end up being safe - this last Senate campaign is his legacy run, and he is already playing Mr Conservative of late, so will pinch off just enough conservatives to get the nomination - but it will prove yet another wake up call for politicians who have strayed too far from basic conservative principles.

 

[Annie]

While I'm no big fan of Hayworth, he'd be a marked improvement over McQuisling.

Hell, a dem who knew what a principle was would.

I think McCain will end up being safe - this last Senate campaign is his legacy run, and he is already playing Mr Conservative of late, so will pinch off just enough conservatives to get the nomination - but it will prove yet another wake up call for politicians who have strayed too far from basic conservative principles.

I like Hayworth, even though sometimes over the top. At the same time, I think you're right. McCain gets another term and that will probably be good for GOP and AZ.

 

[Oddball]

I dunno about that...Hayworth is a pretty --dare I say-- straight speaker and unafraid to take the gloves off.

McQuisling's strongest asset is that there are a lot of Q-tips in AZ.

 

[ihopehefails]

Hayworth has a pretty good talk show player here in Arizona and he has some pretty good political smarts that he routinely plays out over air.

I would vote for hayworth in a minute but I don't think he wants to go back.

 

[oreo]

New polling shows John McCain may have a serious fight on his hands just to win the GOP nomination for Arizona Senator.

Look for McCain to make a point of veering hard right in the coming months so as to secure the nomination. His silly dance of moderation that he has been engaged in for years is not playing well to his own home crowd.

And also one must wonder how much influence Sarah Palin has had in the growing dissatisfaction Arizona conservatives have with Mr. McCain? My call - considerable.


Arizona Survey of 570 Likely Voters
November 18, 2009

Arizona Senate GOP Primary

John McCain
45%

J.D. Hayworth
43%

Chris Simcox
4%

Some other candidate
2%

Not sure
7%


Election 2010: Arizona Senate GOP Primary - Rasmussen Reports™

McCain always moves right when he running for election. That's the reason he had to pick Sarah Palin as his running mate. If he hadn't of done that--the 08 election would have been a total blow-out for him.

I certainly hope that Arizona has wised up & will choose a more conservative candidate this time. Not that I don't like John McCain--but I believe his moderate--soft voice--stance has cost the Republican party.

 

[Avatar4321]

Please, if he wouldnt move to the right for the Presidential eleciton, he sure as heck isnt going to for His Senate Seat.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Hayworth would be far more beatable in the general than McCain.

Plus it would be funny to see if Palin throws McCain under the bus.

 

[Oddball]

Hayworth would be far more beatable in the general than McCain.

Maybe in Vermont.

 

[concept]

I'd rather not see Mr. "I want to remake the republican party in my image" Mccain do anytihng except ride off into the sunset.

 

[keee keee]

Good ridance JOHN SHIT STAIN!!!!! He is the reason I will not ever vote for a republican moderate again give me a republican or nothing!!!!!!!! act like a republican but be a rino democrat go eat shit I will never vote for you!!!. I would rather vote for a democrat cause you could know how and what they would vote for. republians should learn this now!!! we want conservative republican not these pussy assed moderate rino republicans!!!

 

[PatekPhilippe]

McCain basically was instructed on what platform to take with the last Presidential campaign. The GOP knew that their chances of winning were slim to none. McCain was the sacrificial lamb much like Bob Dole was for Clinton's second term. This strategy was actually quite brilliant in that it allowed a potential winner to remain unscathed for a future Presidential bid. If Obama continues down his extreme left path towards a version of European socialism there will be a price to pay in 2010 and 2012.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Hayworth would be far more beatable in the general than McCain.

Maybe in Vermont.

Where did Hayworth get beaten in 2006? Was that Vermont? I guess geography isn't a big subject for you homeschoolers.

Hayworth got beaten in 2006. I remember that race in particular because it was the perfect example to demonstrate how absolutely full of shit all the rightwingers were, and are, with all their nonsense about how the Republicans lost in 2006 because they weren't conservative enough.

 

[AllieBaba]

I wish McCain would just retire. He's symptomatic of all that's wrong with the Republican party today, and I'd love to get to kick him once in the gonads, just once, for FUCKING UP HIS OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THE PRESIDENCY.

 

[VaYank5150]

New polling shows John McCain may have a serious fight on his hands just to win the GOP nomination for Arizona Senator.

Look for McCain to make a point of veering hard right in the coming months so as to secure the nomination. His silly dance of moderation that he has been engaged in for years is not playing well to his own home crowd.

And also one must wonder how much influence Sarah Palin has had in the growing dissatisfaction Arizona conservatives have with Mr. McCain? My call - considerable.


Arizona Survey of 570 Likely Voters
November 18, 2009

Arizona Senate GOP Primary

John McCain
45%

J.D. Hayworth
43%

Chris Simcox
4%

Some other candidate
2%

Not sure
7%


Election 2010: Arizona Senate GOP Primary - Rasmussen Reports™

Do you all have ANY idea how funny it is to watch you debate who is or isn't right "enough" to have the privelege of representing the Republican party???? Can't ANY of you read? While it may matter to the "base" of the GOP as it exists now, being too far right will get you as far as Sarah Palin in a national election. How long before these buffoons wake up?

 

[AllieBaba]

Sarah Palin, had she been let loose, could have won the election for the Repub party, despite McCain's fuck ups.

 

[VaYank5150]

Sarah Palin, had she been let loose, could have won the election for the Repub party, despite McCain's fuck ups.

Uhh, yeah. If you folks keep thinking that, you will find yourself out of power once again after the 2012 elections. Just look at the number of registered voters who feel she is not qualified to hold the office. At last check, I want to say that # was around 70%.

 

[Oddball]

Do you all have ANY idea how funny it is to watch you debate who is or isn't right "enough" to have the privelege of representing the Republican party???? Can't ANY of you read? While it may matter to the "base" of the GOP as it exists now, being too far right will get you as far as Sarah Palin in a national election. How long before these buffoons wake up?

Why should the Green Bay Packers take advice from the Chicago Bears players on how to beat them?

 

[JW Frogen]

Personally, if I were a citizen of the great, dry, wonderfully gashed, state of Arizona, I would vote for that "Not Sure" guy.

He is honest.