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Senator John McCain (R-AZ) said on Tuesday that he’s thinking of running for re-election for his sixth term in 2016. The news was first tweeted by Mark Leibovich in Phoenix.
McCain tells Barry Young and Michele Larson on KFYI — Phoneix he is “very much considering” running for re-election in 2016 …
— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) October 22, 2013
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The Arizona senator didn’t specify which party he would run as. Although if he runs as a Republican again then McCain is likely to face serious primary challengers. As will his friend Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.