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McCain Eases Into Florida After Big Weekend
January 21, 2008 7:15 PM
ABC News’s Bret Hovell Reports: Sen. John McCain eased into Florida Monday, and into a political realm of increased attention and scrutiny.
After a big win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, McCain tweaked his message to include points of interest for the local community. In a stop in Miami at a Cuban restaurant, McCain talked about his role in the Cuban Missile Crisis (he was an aviator on board the USS Enterprise, one of the first ships to arrive in the waters offshore Cuba). In Jacksonville, he talked about his ties to the area (he was stationed here after returning from Vietnam).
"We know my hometown is Phoenix, Arizona," McCain said. "My hometown before that, frankly, was here in Jacksonville."
He was also asked to respond to comments by Chuck Norris, the martial arts expert/actor/fitness guru who is a supporter of McCain’s rival Mike Huckabee. Over the weekend Norris said that he chose not to support McCain because he was too old for the office.
"I’m afraid that I may have to send my 95-year-old mother over and wash Chuck’s mouth out with soap," McCain said.
The Arizona Republican started his day in a Little Havana neighborhood in Miami where he was surrounded by the largest and most unruly mob of reporters and supporters to date.
His schedule was relatively light compared to recent days. He spoke with reporters in Miami, and again later in Jacksonville, Florida. He also attended a fundraiser in Jacksonville, and has one scheduled every day this week.
Though he riding a bit of a wave after South Carolian, he was reluctant to call himself the frontrunner.
"You know what happened when I considered myself to be a frontrunner some time ago," McCain told reporters, alluding to his campaigns near total collapse over the summer.
"I could allege that I'm the frontrunner, but I think my friends here would attest to the fact that there are a lot of undecided voters."
McCain will spend every day between now and the Florida primary on January 29 in the Sunshine State, trying to win those voters. But in many cases he’ll have to abandon the retail politicking that won him South Carolina and the primary in New Hampshire earlier this month. In a state as large and diverse as Florida, McCain’s strategy of holding many town hall meetings – many of which would last more than an hour apiece – will yield to shorter stops in more cities around the state. The campaign will hope to attract the attention of local earned media to get McCain’s message out.
January 21, 2008 in Hunter, Duncan | Permalink | User Comments (6)
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Ahh, go get 'em John W. Bush!!! Let's hear it for another four years of Bush-light! Where did John go? You know my friend John? Cause I don't like this Bush... your not the same. No matter, you can't raise money anyway. You should've gone 3rd party in 2000. But you sucked up to Bush. Good riddance!
Posted by: thematrixisreal | Jan 21, 2008 7:22:03 PM
You should have stayed Democrat, Johnny.
You'd have my vote and you'd be nominated over all the other Democratic candidates.
Now you're in the GOP and advocating Bush's tripe. You're smarter, a real hero, and you could turn this country around...if only you'd stayed Democrat.
Posted by: shortnativetexan | Jan 22, 2008 12:42:20 AM
I won't decide my candidate until I know what their stance is on Illegal Immigration. Why are they avoiding this issue? How can some say they want Health Reform to allow US citizens afordable health insurance while illegal aliens presently don't have to pay anything. Our tax dollars take care of their bills.
Posted by: Robert Garza | Jan 22, 2008 4:05:00 AM
It seems like the Dems would get tired of the Bush hating retorts. Since they have nothing else to offer, they have to bash Bush. So sad! This Hollywood Market Manipulation may work for the uneducated, but it is very tedious for those of us who choose to pay attention to the issues.
Posted by: cjvwise1 | Jan 22, 2008 4:24:33 PM
I remember during the debate over illegal immigration McCain said that anyone who opposes illegal immigration is a bigot...and that Americans won't do the work that illegal aliens do. That is a bald-faced lie on both counts. Who did these jobs before they came here? Americans. Who is doing them now that John's home state has clamped down on illegal aliens? Americans.
PS half of my family is Peruvian...US citizens.
John McCain fought for amnesty. He lost. He does not support conservative judges (gang of 14) supports illegal immigration, voted against the Bush tax cuts...John--you have been in Washington DC too long and owe too many favors to Ted Kennedy and harry Reid.
Too late...too many years...
Posted by: Apollo | Jan 24, 2008 8:15:39 PM
McCain is accually one of the few to have a plan for illegal immigration... He also is addressing our scary economic issue with some promise. I am a dem, but McCain is the one rep. that could steal my vote away, the other rep. canidates are rediculess in their attempts to grab at votes, promising contradictory things to each state they run in. And as for my party, they are stooping as low as the rep. party usually does at each other, while not properly addressing the issues. This election is most unfortunatly based on race and gender more so then our dangerous economic situation, and our lack of security at our borders(ive been to raves with more security...), and how about our pathetic health care system, and all of the outsourceing going on with pharmacuticals and major corporations. And why after 8 years of the worst foreign policy our country has seen since we tried not to have one, hasn't anyone tried to discuss how they intend to improve this? and no iraq isn't the only foreign policy im talking about they have talked plenty about that. I'm talking about how we can improve how world matters can be solved, if the rest of the world isn't simply pushed aside maybe we wouldn't be the only ones dealing with the little man made disaster in iraq. All the canidates need to address issues more rather then attack each other, and the only way we can lead them to that road is to stop buying into all this propaganda that comes along with "the first woman prez??!?!?" and "black ppl can serve in office?!" cuz those are not the issues that matter, they are the side stats that the annoucer of a football game throws out there to eat up air time " is the first player to throw for at 7pm in new mexico on a thursday!" "yeah hes really laying it on the line at 7pm on thursdays." (also i hate football announcers, stop ruining the game and just announce it i dont care what tom brady had for lunch).
Posted by: John h | Jan 25, 2008 3:54:19 AM
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