Sen. John McCain says he’s running out of words to describe the twists and endless speculation over who the Republican Party will nominate to be its presidential candidate this year.
“I’m at a loss, OK? I do not know what’s going to happen,” the Arizona Republican told reporters Tuesday after being questioned about the GOP’s presidential options. “I just don’t see that a lot of it’s going to turn out well. Because there are too many divisions within our party.”
The comments came after House Speaker Paul Ryan shot down the idea he would be the GOP party’s nominee at a contested convention should he be nominated.
“Let me speak directly to the delegates on this,” the Wisconsin congressman said Tuesday from the Republican National Committee’s headquarters. “If no candidate has a majority on the first ballot, I believe you should only choose a person who actually participated in the primary.”
McCain has said he won’t be endorsing a candidate now that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has dropped out of the race.
“We’ve got so many problems, there are a myriad of problems. None of this is going to turn out well for the Republican Party,” McCain, the 2008 GOP nominee, said.
