[THEHILL] Sen. John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution ...
(R-Ariz.) is facing what may be the toughest reelection of his Senate career in an unpredictable presidential year, when many voters are angry with Washington.
Golly. He's such a lovable maverick, I'm surprised the Dems are running anybody against him.
Early polls show McCain tied with his Democratic challenger, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.), at around 40 percent despite having nearly 100-percent name recognition in the state he has represented in either the Senate or House since 1983.
| It looks like Arizona's primary is August 30, 2016. Is nobody running against him for the Republican spot? | “The basic problem for John McCain is the same kind of thing that faces a lot of incumbents right now. He’s been there a long time. People are leery of Washington. They don’t like Washington,� said former Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe, who served 18 years alongside McCain in Arizona’s congressional delegation. |