Veteran U.S. Sen. John McCain reiterated Thursday that he is "seriously considering" and "leaning towards" a 2016 re-election bid. McCain, R-Ariz., made the remarks to reporters after a breakfast meeting with political allies at the Ritz-Carlton. McCain would be 80 at the time of the 2016 election. He said he got no discouraging feedback, but added, "I tried to point out to them that we have to expect a very difficult campaign and hope that it's easy. But you always have to plan for a very, very tough campaign with good competition."
That includes a possible GOP primary challenge from the right. McCain has long been at odds with the more conservative quarters of the Arizona Republican Party, which took the extraordinary step earlier this year of censuring McCain as too liberal on issues such as immigration reform. Under the incoming Republican-controlled Senate, McCain will become the new Senate Armed Services Committee chairman. He said he interpreted Tuesday's election results as a message that the American people want Congress "to get to work, and accomplish things" http://www.azcentral.com/story/azdc/2014/11/06/mccain-leaning-towards-running-for-reelection-2016/18593861/
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