Posts from — February 2008

Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced its Ohio Veterans for McCain Leadership team.

John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced Ohio elected officials who have endorsed John McCain for president.

Sen. Bob Bennett, an early supporter of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is now backing Sen. John McCain and calling for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to withdraw from the race. Bennett said Thursday it was clear after Super Tuesday that McCain had “won the Republican nomination fair and square.” Bennett, R-Utah, switched his support to McCain after Romney suspended his campaign and called on his backers to unite behind the prospective nominee.

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that John McCain will hold a media availability in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday, March 3rd.
Monday, March 3, 2008

USA Today: Democrats Promise A Lot, But Who Will Pay The Bill?

Houston Chronicle (TX): Poll: McCain And Obama Lead In Texas

John McCain is returning to New Hampshire in two weeks to say thanks.

John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that Ohio Congressmen Bob Latta, Ralph Regula, and Mike Turner have endorsed John McCain for president.

“John McCain has the experience and maturity necessary to lead our country,” said Senator Hatch. “There will be no learning curve when he enters the Oval Office. Unlike his rivals on the Democratic side, John’s motorcade will not need training wheels.”

“No, John McCain is not proposing a 100-year war in Iraq. … The Democrats leave out a vital caveat. When McCain was asked about Bush’s theory that U.S. troops could be in Iraq for 50 years, the senator said: ‘Maybe 100. As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed …’ … A troop presence that does not involve Americans being harmed is, by definition, not a war.” — The Associated

John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that John McCain will receive several major endorsements on Monday, March 3rd in Washington, DC.

John McCain’s presidential campaign today released the following statement by John McCain on his endorsement by Pastor John Hagee:

John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that John McCain will campaign in Texas on Monday, March 3rd and Tuesday, March 4th.

Washington Times: McCain, Obama Spar Over Iraq War Policy

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that former Secretary of State James Baker has endorsed John McCain for president.
Secretary Baker released the following statement on his endorsement: “I am proud today to endorse John McCain for President of the United States. Senator McCain is a great American leader, a true hero, a thoughtful and a dedicated Republican, and a person whom I greatly admire.

Sen. John McCain on Wednesday scooped up a key endorsement from megachurch Pastor John Hagee in San Antonio, and
previewed his general election campaign before a packed house on USAA’s campus. In doing so, he looked beyond former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a long-shot opponent for the GOP nomination who visited San Antonio a week ago. “I respect Gov. Huckabee’s desire to stay in this campaign,” the Arizona senator said. “I will continue this
campaign, but at the same time I want to tell you that I will begin my efforts to draw the differences between a
proud Republican conservative, which I am, and a liberal Democrat.”

Republican presidential candidate John McCain won the endorsement of Texas evangelical leader John Hagee on Wednesday, which could boost his standing among religious conservatives who have been reluctant to embrace the likely nominee. Hagee, who heads a 19,000-member church in San Antonio, is best known for his outspoken support of Israel.

DAYTON — Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s supporters know they face a tough fight in Ohio in the
run-up to the November election, but they’re not ready to cede any territory just yet. They made that clear Wednesday, Feb. 27, as they filled an office at 120 W. First St. to open McCain’s Dayton headquarters. His Ohio campaign chairman, former Sen. Mike DeWine, fired up the volunteers handling phones. He emphasized McCain’s
positions against abortion, higher taxes, and for conservative judicial appointments.

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said here today that he can pull conservative voters to his side for
the general election because he offers clear policy differences with Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and
Barack Obama. McCain, speaking at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, said he wants to make income tax cuts permanent and has a different view than the Democrats on health care reforms and use of the American military.

John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that Congresswoman Kay Granger, Congressman John Carter and Congressman Louie Gohmert have endorsed John McCain for president.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX): McCain Chides Obama Over War

Los Angeles Times: McCain Has Edge Over Democrats

U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today announced that John McCain will campaign
in Waco, Texas on Monday, March 3rd.

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain played to his strengths on Wednesday, making a case to conservative East Texas that he’s the best choice on the issues of terrorism, taxes and government spending. He didn’t dodge questions in the town hall meeting on issues where he might differ from the Republican party’s conservative base — global warming, for example, or drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge — but he pointed to the stark contrast between his policies and those of the two remaining Democratic contenders, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. “They are liberal Democrats, and I am a proud, conservative Republican,” McCain said. “They want higher taxes, I want lower taxes. They want larger government, I want smaller government.”

U.S. Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign today issued the following statement by John
McCain on the passing of William F. Buckley Jr.: “I am profoundly saddened to hear of the passing of William F. Buckley Jr., and offer my deepest condolences to the
Buckley family. Bill had many friends, including my parents, who he visited when they were stationed at the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii. My father and mother very much admired him and so did their son.