John McCain says he'll likely seek a sixth Senate term despite tea party challengers

John McCain says he'll likely seek a sixth Senate term despite tea party challengers
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Arizona's 78-year-old, five-term Republican senator says that his campaign team has "talked to different groups and organizations" regarding a 2016 re-election run in order "to build the coalitions we need to build," hinting that a bid for re-election in 2016 may very well be in the works.

McCain acknowledged that he "would have to absolutely anticipate a tea party candidate or two or three."

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