As GOP civil war rages, Democrats look to benefit

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John McCain, CIndy McCain

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-AZ., and his wife, Cindy McCain, arrivea at their polling station Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 in Phoenix to cast their votes in the Arizona primary election. McCain is being challenged by former Congressman J.D. Hayworth. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Matt York

J.D. Hayworth

IN this Aug. 21, 2010, photo Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth greets supporters at a rally in Scottsdale, Ariz. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has become the clear front-runner in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona after a summer in which he was often tagged as a vulnerable incumbent. McCain has spent some $20 million and cast Hayworth, as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Ross D. Franklin

John McCain, J.D. Hayworth

FILE -In this July 16, 2010 file photo, former congressman J.D. Hayworth, right, shakes hands with Sen. John McCain prior to the start of the first Arizona Senate Republican debate at KTVK Channel 3 in Phoenix. Hayworth is aiming to topple four-term Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee who has been a Washington presence for nearly 30 years. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Matt York

John McCain

In this Aug. 21, 2010, file photo, Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., meets firefighters at Phoenix Firestation # 1 in Phoenix. McCain has become the clear front-runner in Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Arizona after a summer in which he was often tagged as a vulnerable incumbent. McCain has spent some $20 million and cast his Republican opponent, J.D. Hayworth, as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads.(AP Photo/Matt York)