You could call it an old-fashioned political gunfight in the west. Former GOP Congressman and TV\/radio personality J.D. Hayworth announced Monday he would take on veteran Senator and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain for his Senate seat.<\/p>\n
Hayworth accuses McCain of being out of touch with Arizona voters on issues like illegal immigration, taxes and a slew of other things he says are important to people in the Grand Canyon state.<\/p>\n
He says McCain is more of a moderate than a maverick…and has turned into a Washington establishment politician rather than the independent voice he claims to be.<\/p>\n
Political observers say this could be the the toughest re-election the four-term senator has ever faced…but in response McCain chuckles and points out he’s faced tough races before. He reminds people he came from behind to clinch the GOP nomination in 2008…after he had been written off….and that he takes every race seriously.<\/p>\n
He’ll have some big names coming into Arizona to campaign for him next month, like former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and newly elected Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
For his part Hayworth has a few well-known political types backing him as well. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Minuteman co-founder Chris Simcox who today abandoned his own campaign for Senate to support Hayworth.<\/p>\n
But let’s not forget about polls and money…both of which McCain is on top of right now. The latest polls show McCain at least 20 points ahead of Hayworth and when it comes to cold hard cash…McCain has a lot more of it–nearly five million dollars more.<\/p>\n
The primary is set for August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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