PHOENIX, AZ — Rasmussen announced a new poll on Friday showing Senator John McCain may be in trouble at home where a polarized electorate has him facing constant criticism from both the left and the right.
The poll shows McCain tied with former Congressman and current talk radio host J.D. Hayworth in a hypothetical Republican primary. Hayworth, who has become an outspoken local hero among immigration-control activists, lost his House seat to Rep. Harry Mitchell (D) in 2006. Since then, Hayworth has promoted the Tea Parties on his radio show and has spoken at Tea Party events, including the April 15 rally in Phoenix. Hayworth has expressed interest in running but has been tight-lipped on whether or not he intends to actually file as a candidate against McCain.
Rasmussen has McCain at 45% and Hayworth at 43% (4% margin of error). (Emphasis mine)
Two things: (1) Rasmussen polls always bend right, so this could just as easily be more of the tea party noise machine’s ongoing effort to pull the party in that direction. (2) Watching the GOP implode is fun.
Why would the teabaggers want to replace McCain? Probably because he lost to “that one.”
