In public, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is brushing aside concerns that Donald Trump's nomination will hamper his chances at reelection. But behind closed doors, Politico discovered in a recording of a private event, it's a drastically different story.
The Arizona senator warned his closest supporters at a private fundraiser last month that Trump might make this race his toughest yet. "If Donald Trump is at the top of the ticket, here in Arizona, with over 30 percent of the vote being the Hispanic vote, no doubt that this may be the race of my life," McCain said, according to a recording. "If you listen or watch Hispanic media in the state and in the country, you will see that it is all anti-Trump. The Hispanic community is roused and angry in a way that I've never seen in 30 years."
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