It’s time to move on, John.

Via The Hill:

Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) said Wednesday he’s planning on running for reelection in 2016.

“We’ve already talked with finance people in the state, we’ve already talked to different groups and organizations ranging from the Arizona Chamber to the Southern Arizona Defense Alliance to build the coalitions we need to build,” McCain told MSNBC News.

The 78-year-old, five-term Republican senator, who has at times clashed with Tea Party conservatives, said he fully expects a challenge from the right.

“You have to hope for the best and prepare for the worst,” he said to MSNBC. “I definitely think that I would have to absolutely anticipate a Tea Party candidate or two or three … everybody tells me that I’m the number one target of the tea partiers.”

Last year, McCain, the Republican Party’s 2008 presidential nominee, infuriated some conservatives when he called Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) “wacko birds.” He later apologized.