(CNN) - John McCain officially announced a 2010 campaign to hold on to his Senate seat Tuesday, sending supporters a fundraising message asking for help with “a tough re-election challenge.”
McCain won his home state of Arizona by 9 points in November, but the state has become increasingly competitive. Until the state’s Democratic governor, Janet Napolitano, was selected by President Obama to head the Department of Homeland Security, political observers had considered her to a formidable potential challenger to the four-term incumbent.
McCain’s e-mail this week takes aim at congressional Democrats, though it avoids criticism of President Obama.
“While the leader of the Democratic Party, President Obama, has pledged to change business as usual in Washington and spoken of bipartisanship, I have been saddened to watch as Congressional Democrats try to use their majority to advocate more of the same failed policies and wasteful spending of the past,” he writes. “With so much at stake, now is not the time to step away from my work in the Senate.
Following his presidential run, the Republican senator said he intended to seek re-election in 2010 and set up a political action committee as a first step in that process, but the e-mail marks McCain’s official announcement and fundraising pitch to supporters that he plans to defend his Senate seat.
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I VOTE (NO!)
PLEASE retire, McCain.
Mccain what a waste of time YOU ARE DONE Your too Old RETIRE ALREADY The Gop need some YOUNG MINDS NEW IDEAS!
I'll move to Arizona just so I can vote for him. God, we should have put him in office instead of Obama. We were fools, America! Wake up and smell the country burning...
Someone, somewhere, saves us from that old buffoon.
Should be a walk in the park. He may have lost his bid to be president, but he is still a fine American.
we could only hope McSame will lose.
That is so sad to hear, that crabby, lying, two faced, whiney old geezer has done nothing for this State. He used to say he was a maverick, well he proved that was bs too.
He is out to promote himself, he's not at all tuned into the reality of economics, housing crisis, unemployement, medical insurance (he's always had the best).
HOpe a good solid democrat kicks his butt.
he should step down after 2010,don't run retire you have
everything you need.
Retire. You have done enough damage.
wonder how soon his half baked alaskan will be down to compaign for him. No quicker way to turn a state blue.
Well...now my day is complete. Gag.
Oh – those lucky, lucky folks in Arizona! I hope he gets his butt kicked...
As usual he trying to ride President Obama's coattails to a reelection. This guy is a loser. Period. Just as he lost in November (thank God) he will lose again. People want fresh new faces. He lacks the energy, the brains and the knowledge to accomplish anything. Everyone he's chosen so far – exceeded him (Joe the Plumber, Palin, Crist) the list goes on and on. McCain should just be happy with his life style that he sold his soul for.
Good riddance!
WELL, AS OF NOW, HE HAS LOST MY VOTE!
ANYONE WHO TALKS OF PUTTING COUNTRY FIRST, AND TURNS RIGHT AROUND AND VOTES NO FOR THE STIMULUS, GETS MY NO IN RETURNS!!
(NO VOTE, NO WAY, NO SENATOR MCCAIN IN 2010)!!
GO RETIRE MCCAIN YOU HAVE PROVEN TO THE ENTIRE WORLD,
THAT YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THE JOB DONE. ITS TIME FOR
YOUNG NEW BLOOD, PLEASE RETIRE.
God in heaven I hope AZ wakes the hell up. I mean seriously. We say the GOP spent like crazy and insists on failed ideology of the past (tax cuts and trickle down reaganoics) and his response is "nuh uh, you do!!!" What is this, a freekin playground? People actually buy into this crap of "I know you are but what am I"???
While the leader of the Democratic Party, President Obama, has pledged to change business as usual in Washington and spoken of bipartisanship, I have been saddened to watch as Congressional Democrats try to use their majority to advocate more of the same failed policies and wasteful spending of the past,” he writes. “With so much at stake, now is not the time to step away from my work in the Senate
"And America has be polarized by you and your republican thugs holding up the stimulus bill....Who cares if you run in 2010. Do us a favor and just run away!
Some people just don't know when to quit. McCain you and your fellow dinos should step aside for the new America. If you truly love your country move aside and let the new generation take the lead.
If the stimulus works McCains seat will be taken by a Dem.
If the stimulus fails McCain will make it back in.
He really put ALL his eggs in one basket.
Good the CEO's who just fired 1 million Americans need more tax cuts
May he not win – May they rid us of this old bitter man, is my prayer.
..How is it that back during the Presidential Campaign ‘Mac’ knew nothing about hi-tech devices and didn’t even know how to send an e-mail..??..
..And here he is now announcing to the world (via e-mail) he is going to take another run at a Senate seat..
..Is it that he seeing the light..abandoning his dark ages mentality (carry a big stick and so on)..and bye the way ‘Mac’..thanks for giving us Sarah Palin..ain’t she “something”..
watching mcshame slam the dem's on the recovery bill it's no wonder that he voted with bush 90% of the time. Here is a guy that is no smarter than bush was, when it came time to fund the war in Iraq there was no limit to what it cost, when it came time for tax cuts for the rich he was all for it. When he had a chance to stand up and work across the asisle and do something for the little guy he slammed and slammed against spending any money. He wasn't kidding when he said the economy was'nt something he knew much about. Hopefully the people of AZ finally realize this guy has got to go.
Good luck with putting this dusty, old, out-of-touch relic back in the senate. Arizona deserves eveything it gets if he's reelected.