McCain Won’t Commit To Running For Reelection In 2016

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain talks to reporters about an incident earlier when members of an anti-war group approached a witness table where former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger, Madele... Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain talks to reporters about an incident earlier when members of an anti-war group approached a witness table where former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright and George P. Shultz were testifying, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. The protesters carried signs calling the 91-year-old Kissinger a war criminal, when McCain blurted out, "Get out of here, you low-life scum." As a Navy aviator during the Vietnam War, McCain was shot down during a bombing mission over Hanoi, then imprisoned and tortured by the North Vietnamese for five years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain won’t commit to running for a sixth term as senator, although he says he’s “leaning heavily” towards it.

“I’m certainly leaning heavily towards running,” the Arizona Republican and former presidential candidate told a couple of reporters Wednesday in a hallway interview in the Capitol.

He acknowledged that his stance “leaves the door open” to stepping aside.

Why won’t he commit to running?

“Because I don’t have to, to start with,” McCain, 78, said with a laugh.

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