Monday, May 11, 2009

Ouch! 50% of GOP Voters in Arizona Say McCain Is Out of Touch

(Rasmussenreports).Arizona Republican voters don’t see Senator John McCain having much trouble winning the GOP Senate Primary next year, but 50% believe he has lost touch with his party’s base. Conservatives are even more critical of the longtime incumbent.

Forty-three percent (43%) of Arizona Republican voters offer a more positive assessment and say McCain has done a good job representing GOP values, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

But, despite the concerns, 75% of GOP voters say McCain is at least somewhat likely to win the Republican Senate Primary. That figure includes 46% who say it is Very Likely.

Among all voters in Arizona, 45% say McCain has lost touch with GOP voters in the state, while 38% say he’s done a good job representing the party’s values.

Overall, 64% of the state’s voters say McCain is at least somewhat likely to win the GOP primary. Thirty-six percent (36%) think he is Very Likely to win.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Who is running against him in the primary? I think people would be willing to kiss him goddbye, as the months roll on, Rubio and his ilk gain steam, and people see that the G.O.P. can move dynamically in a well-defined and articulated traditional conservative direction. Two can play at "never letting a good crisis go to waste", right?! This is the moment to go for it!

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" (Churchill)