John McCain
Tea Party Boost For McCain?
After weeks in which it looked like John McCain could be in serious trouble in his Republican primary battle with former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, the Washington veteran and 2008 GOP presidential nominee may have received a significant break from the very group that appeared poised to sink his reelection bid.
Arizona Tea Party organizations joined together […]
Question Time Tussle: Obama Says McCain Forgets That “The Election’s Over”
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The ghosts of the 2008 presidential election were rekindled in the midst of 2010’s occasionally fractious health care reform summit as the current president and his last election foe ignited old campaign disagreements that temporarily turned Blair House into a presidential debate hall for an election decided well over one year ago.
Arizona Sen. John McCain, […]
McCain Courts Risk As He Slams Tea Party Challenger For Birther “Conspiracies”
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John McCain is going viral and going negative in what is turning into a very bitter fight for his Senate seat on the Arizona Republican primary. Despite being his party’s 2008 presidential nominee, McCain is facing a battle for his political life with the burgeoning Tea Party movement and J.D. Hayworth, their favored candidate.
McCain has […]
McCain Faces Tea Party Heat In Primary As Challenger Enters Race, Stage Right
Calling himself “the consistent conservative,” Former Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth officially announced his bid to challenge John McCain for his Senate seat in the Republican primary as the 2008 GOP presidential nominee fights for his political life in 2010.
There had been speculation for months that Hayworth would become the second conservative challenger to the “maverick” […]
GOP Plays SOTU Hardball, Betting That Americans Have Already Given Up On Obama
Despite President Obama’s decidedly centrist message of tax cuts, reduced government spending and an aggressive push on jobs at last night’s State of the Union, Republicans haven’t paused in their criticism of the White House and the proposals outlined in the president’s speech.
The GOP’s attacks started immediately after the president finished on Wednesday night as […]
GOP On Board? McCain Backs Spending Freeze
Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee and a consistent thorn in the side of the White House since his election defeat, said on Tuesday that he supports a freeze on a majority of discretionary government that President Obama will announce in Wednesday’s State of the Union address.
McCain appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” […]
Sarah Palin Makes John McCain Angry
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Republican Sen. John McCain showed support for embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and grew testy when questioned about new accusations of Sarah Palin’s inadequacies as his running mate in 2008 in a Tuesday interview.
McCain appeared on NBC’s “Today” program after returning from overseas […]
McCain Faces Primary Disaster, New Frenemies
The odd post-election journey of John McCain carries on as the Arizona Republican takes on old friends over climate legislation and has to deal with a new poll showing that he could be facing a strong primary challenge in 2010.
McCain has completed an evolution from a gracious election loser pledging to work closely with the […]
The Campaign That Never Dies
Only a matter of weeks before the highly anticipated release of Sarah Palin’s memoir “Going Rogue,” her 2008 Republican ticket-mate weighed in on leftover baggage from the campaign that gave birth to the book’s title and what future the former Alaska governor may have in the Republican Party.
John McCain told CNN on Sunday that there […]
New Life For Reform?
Sen. Max Baucus, the frenzied chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and lead member of the infamous bipartisan “Gang of Six” who are trying to cobble together a health care reform compromise, is trying what is billed as a last gasp shot at winning over at least one Republican vote in the Senate for reform […]
