McCain viewed more favorably among Arizona Dems than GOP, poll finds
Jun 24, 2018, 2:57 PM
In this Aug 10, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., watches a baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
PHOENIX — U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is more popular among registered Democrat voters in Arizona than registered voters in his own party.
According to CBS News, a recent poll found that only 20 percent of registered Republican voters in Arizona view McCain favorably, compared to 62 percent of Democrats.
In comparison, only 33 percent of Independent voters in the state viewed McCain favorably.
Sixty-eight percent of Arizona Republicans, 17 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of Independents viewed McCain unfavorably, the poll found.
The same trend reflected itself in the polling results for U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.).
Only 16 percent of registered Republicans in the state viewed Flake favorably, compared to 35 percent of Democrats and 22 percent of Independents.
But the future of both senators’ political careers are up in the air: The 81-year-old McCain has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer for nearly a year and Flake announced in October that he would not seek re-election, citing the so-called “Trump factor” as a reason why.
The same poll also found that U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is leading each of her Republican opponents — former sheriff Joe Arpaio, Kelli Ward and U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) — among likely voters in the race for Flake’s seat.
Sinema leads 49 percent to Arpaio’s 29 percent, 46 percent to Ward’s 38 percent and 45 percent to McSally’s 37 percent.
The Battleground Tracker poll was conducted between June 19 and 22 by YouGov and used a representative sample of 1,001 registered voters. The margin of error was approximately 3.7 percent.
