McCain: Hillary Clinton Would Be President If Election Were Tomorrow

[DonViejo]

CATHERINE THOMPSON – FEBRUARY 21, 2014, 7:11 AM EST

If the presidential election were held tomorrow, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) thinks Hillary Clinton would come out on top.

"I would bet, my friend, as much as I hate to admit it, that right now – this is why we have campaigns – but right now, if the election were tomorrow, Hillary Clinton would most likely be the president of the United States," McCain told CNN's Piers Morgan on Thursday.

The Arizona Republican cautioned that the former secretary of state "wouldn't be my candidate." McCain's comments were in response to Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) remark that she didn't see a "pent-up desire" for a woman president (note that she ran for the Republican presidential nomination herself in 2012).

"I just have a very different reading of the American political scene," McCain responded, citing the growing number of women serving in Congress and in state leadership, like his home state Gov. Jan Brewer (R). Clinton has said she'll decide next year on whether to launch a 2016 bid.

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[Scuba]

1. McCain would be fine with that. HRC would definately consider him for Secretary of State.

[Beacool]

2. From McCain's withered old lips to God's ears.

[bigdarryl]

3. Well he is right the election isn't tomorrow thats the point

Meaning polls don't mean shit at this point

[yellowcanine]

4. Seems to be part of Grumpy's "psych em out and lull them to sleep" strategy.

Oldest Grumpy trick in the book. Come 2016 he will likely be singing a different tune.

[davidpdx]

5. I think he's telling his party they better get their collective asses together

They are due for a third whipping in a row.