Hayworth Opposes Largest State Tax Increase In History On May Ballot; McCain “Not Sure” Of Vote
“I honestly have not paid that much attention to what this initiative is and what the rational for it is,” McCain is quoted as saying.
His conservative challenger, J.D. Hayworth, is opposed to the tax hike.
“I realize that John has spent a lot of time in Washington during his three decades there but to claim you don’t know about the largest tax increase in your state’s history, or how you’ll vote on it, shows just how out of touch he is with Arizona,” Hayworth said.
Vulnerable to the more conservative Hayworth on taxes, the Second Amendment, pro-life and pro-family issues and illegal immigration, McCain has engaged in transparent election year flip-flopping.
McCain also voted for the $850 billion bailout of the big banks which included $150 billion in pork, proposed a $300 billion bailout for mortgage lenders and, according to the Heritage Foundation, sponsored an amnesty bill that would have cost taxpayers $2.6 trillion over the long-term. And despite 28 years in Washington McCain now claims he was “misled” on the bank bailout vote despite expressing no such concerns at the time.
Most recently the incumbent introduced big government legislation with Democrat Senator Byron Dorgan that would strip away consumer choice and crush small businesses selling vitamins and health supplements in a giveaway to big drug companies.