From time to time old dogs do learn new tricks. John McCain's main goal most recently was to beat J.D. Hayworth, from the Tea Party, in the Arizona Republican Primary elections. Other people had candidates like McCain had. Luckily, John McCain was pretty good at making certain his campaign went through. Hayworth will have to wait six years to run again after losing the primary. Many are wondering what will happen in the Florida Senate race and Alaska Senate race now the Tea Party is trying desperately to get in office.
Tea Party not as strong as McCain
Senator John McCain, the defeated Republican candidate from the last presidential election, had a fight on his hands. Anti-incumbent candidates were hoping to get the Senate seat, such as the Republican Tea Party former congressman, J.D. Hayworth. While the hostility toward the Washington establishment could help others, it did Hayworth no good. Hayworth only got 30 percent of vote when McCain won 60 percent. An immigration stance change came from McCain, says CNN. He also spent $20 million on his campaign this time. He is expected to effortlessly defeat the Democratic candidate.
Senate in the Sunshine State
2010 Florida elections could be more interesting. The independents have Governor Charlie Crist running. Running under republican is Tea Party Marco Rubio that is also a member of Florida legislature. The Democratic primary is over. Jeff Greene was upset be Kendrick Meek. Greene self-financed his campaign but failed to capture the primary.
Alaska elections
The U.S. Senate race is being viewed in Alaska for Sarah Palin. Lisa Murkowski is the incumbent and has been for a when. Sarah Palin, nevertheless, is endorsing Tea Party Jeff Miller. That race is virtually neck and neck, with Miller leading by a paper thin margin. Success was shown within the primaries for the Tea Party. Of course, November will show how deep that success is.
Additional reading
CNN
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