Honest persona draws readers to McCain
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"It's sad to say that my vote has come down to this ... I just want to see an honest candidate," admits Mike Bodnia of Edina, Minnesota. That's why he's choosing Sen. John McCain in his state's upcoming primary, though he doesn't agree with McCain on every issue.
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John McCain solidified his status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination with a Florida triumph, his candidacy having come full circle in little more than a year.
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CONCORD, N.H. -- As Sen. John McCain, a Republican running for president, touted the endorsement Monday of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, a maverick Democrat-turned-independent, it seemed designed to capture a legendary brand of New Hampshirite, a state icon on par with the moose: the independent voter.
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Gen. David Petraeus' high-profile report on Iraq is pumping new life into Sen. John McCain's presidential bid, his backers say, making the Arizona Republican appear prescient and courageous on the campaign's most vital issue.
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Who would have believed it? John McCain Â occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 primary campaign Â stands as the likely Republican nominee for president.
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YES, YOU KNOW THAT JOHN MCCAIN IS A SENATOR FROM ARIZONA AND THAT HE WAS HELD PRISONER IN THE VIETNAM WAR, BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW . . .
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Republican John McCain is trying to ease long-standing distrust among the party's powerful conservatives, not only for the presidential primary against Mitt Romney but for the likely general election race against a Democrat.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's argument as he woos restive religious and social conservatives comes down to this: "I have a record that can be trusted." His GOP rivals, he suggests, do not.
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If John McCain can emerge with a win, it may signal that industrial-state voters understand more about modern reality than most of their leaders tend to think.
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Voters are keen on a less caustic brand of politics and the Illinois senator's own compelling personal narrative.
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Republican presidential front-runner John McCain courted the wary conservative wing of his party Friday after winning the endorsement of former bitter White House rival Mitt Romney.
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How the 2008 presidential candidates stack up as personalities.
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The stars may be aligning for John McCain. The question is whether the Republican presidential candidate can hitch a ride to success.
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Rasmussen Reports - Strange as it may seem to many who wrote off John McCain last summer, the Arizona Senator is now the frontrunner the Republican Presidential nomination (a fact that sends chills down the spine of many conservative activists and pundits).
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John McCain, who won the New Hampshire primary in 2000, is in many ways a different candidate running a very different campaign.
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John McCain seems like a natural presidential pick for veterans in South Carolina, a decorated POW of the Vietnam War in a military-friendly state.
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To try to stop John McCain, the former consultant is focusing on his business acumen instead of his conservative credentials