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J.D. Hayworth is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and host of a conservative talk radio show. He challenged Sen. John McCain for renomination in the 2010 Republican Senate primary, but was defeated.

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J.D. Hayworth
stated on August 5, 2010 in a TV ad against John McCain:

McCain opposed the border fence.

By Lukas Pleva • August 11, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
stated on June 14, 2010 in a campaign commerical:

John McCain "began his career in Washington as a lobbyist when he was appointed in 1976 as the Navy's liaison to the United States Senate."

By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
stated on June 4, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."

By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
stated on April 28, 2010 in an interview on the Fox Business Network:

"Up until two weeks ago, John McCain was a leading proponent of amnesty. Now with me challenging him, suddenly he has changed."

By Catharine Richert • May 5, 2010
J.D. Hayworth
stated on March 14, 2010 in a radio interview:

"The Massachusetts Supreme Court...defined marriage as simply, quote, the establishment of intimacy ... I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse."

By Robert Farley • March 18, 2010

John McCain
stated on May 26, 2010 in a political ad:

As a Congressman, J.D. Hayworth was an avid earmarker who supported such pork as "$220,000 to renovate a Maine Blueberry farm" and "$5.8 million for a Vermont snowmobile trail."

By Robert Farley • July 16, 2010
John McCain
stated on June 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on."

By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010

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