ABC 15 in Arizona is reporting that a group of Arizona republics is working to get enough signatures to censure Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain.
The reason?
Although Sen McCain proclaims to be a conservative republican, his voting record is more consistent with a moderate progressive democrat ideology. He has given his support to issues such as immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship and funding Obama Care.
From the ABC 15 website:
Arizona Republican Party spokesman Tim Sifert says before it can be voted on, the resolution needs signatures from at least 20 percent of state committee members to head to the floor. Several county-level party leaders have passed their own censures in recent months.
Timothy Schwartz, the Legislative District 30 Republican chairman who helped write the resolution, says he is confident there will be enough signatures.
The resolution is about making sure those who are unhappy with him, “they’re not without a voice,” Schwartz said.
Brian Rogers, a spokesman for McCain, declined to comment.
The group hopes to present a challenge when McCain runs for re-election.
The senator announced in October he was considering running for a sixth term in 2016. McCain, who will turn 80 in 2016, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 and won his Senate seat in 1986.
