Discussion: Has The GOP's Maverick Lost His Way? John McCain's Struggle To Survive 2016

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Let’s not forget EVER that this clown tried to put Sarah Palin within heartbeats of the Oval Office.

He is not qualified to run a hardware store.

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ā€œā€¦his own moderate reputationā€¦ā€

Wha!? This is the guy who wanted to bomb, bomb, bomb Iran. The guy who gave us Sarah Palin. Moderate, my ass.

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So, there is no longer any good news for John McCain?

Can there be good news for any candidate forced to run down-ticket from either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz?

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Also the guy that David Gregory self-anointed as his president, breaking all records for invitations to appear on Meet the Press after losing badly to President Obama.

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How about a Trump/McCain ticket? That would grab some headlines.

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since he lost his Presidential race in 2008, McCain has reminded me of one of those elderly dementia people I get the silver alerts on…

BOLO for elderly Alzheimer patient last seen wandering away and yelling ā€˜build the danged fence’ while shaking his fists at the clouds…

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It’s ok that I’m enjoying this thoroughly this election season, right? It’s like sweet, sweet mana from the heavens. Ambrosia from the gods. Fresh baked republican schadenfreude that tenderly hugs and warms my heart.

I don’t know what will happen in November 2016. But if the signs and portends are to be believed, I’ll be looking fondly back at 2016 for a very, very, very long time to come.

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How about not saying anything that pops into your frivolous mind?

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McCain has been the ā€œstandard bearerā€ one of the most destructive times in American Politics. The federal debt was 3 trillion when first became a senator in 1987, and is now 17 trillion. In the meantime life has gotten so expensive for the average American people can not afford to live dignified lives.

Time to go McCain so others can try to clean up the quid pro quo, rigged economic mess you and your cronies created.

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McCain has had more difficulty with reelection than many Senators. If he does not keep his seat this time, I would chalk it up to bad luck, plus being rather old for the job now.

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McCain will be begging Trump to help him campaign this year.
A real maverick.

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He needs to give it up.

Here is a state where Dems could pick up what was considered a safe Republican seat in the Senate. This is the year for Democrats to fly their banners high and advance on the struggling Republicans. This is a year for bold steps, not hiding in the shadows.

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He really needs to retire before he goes any further down.

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No one asked me, but I think it’s time for McCain to retire and find another hobby. Being a senator has been a hobby that he’s played with for over 30 years. There should be term limits for Senators and Congress like there is for the president.

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How many years does it take before he’s a ā€œcareer politician?ā€

And when will Republicans honor their Contract With America to term limit Senators?

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Remember when Trump characterized McCain as craven? Politically, there is a ring of truth to that.

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Gramps should shuffle off to one of his 7 or 8 homes and stay there atoning for his major sin: Sarah Palin.

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I’m torn on term limits, the old timers are the only ones willing to bend a teensy bit. The difference between Tom Cotton vs.McCain, Grassley vs. Cruz is huge.

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He’s a really horrid old man and a war-monger to boot, he’s responsible for Sarah Palin’s presence on the national scene, he was going to have her be next in line for the presidency, and…he’s past retirement age. I have no pity.

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