After a horrible week in which he lost his top aides, he broke some election laws, and don't forget the hooraw about his fashion sense, McCain is hangin' tough and not quitting:
ABC News' Rick Klein and Bret Hovell report: Sen. John McCain said Friday that only "contracting a fatal disease" will cause him to drop out of the presidential race before the primaries begin, as he vowed to take his campaign directly to the voters of New Hampshire and other early-voting states as a means of compensating for his financial difficulties.
Other quotes from the article from McCain supporters imply that the trouble is not over:
Steve Duprey, a former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party and a strong McCain supporter, said the senator's New Hampshire organization is more energized than ever by the fact that McCain will be fighting from behind and concentrating on the Granite State. He said he expects more staff resignations and defections before things start again in the right direction, but said a lack of money won't be a problem in New Hampshire and other key states
You can tell which ones are the optimists on the McCain team, they're the ones who come to work with a brown bag lunch! Otherwise this is about what you expect from a candidate. Of course McCain will say he's in it to win, he has to and will continue to say things like that right up until the very second he quits. What he's hoping for is to be able to weather the next few months, hope the media and other candidates forget about little old him and start hitting each other. Which they will.
For McCain, this is about survival right now, not winning. And survival means talking tough.
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. He's not going to let a shortage of money or popularity dissuade him from running for president. I admire that. He's got a message to tell the people and he will.
Steve Bonomo at 11:22PM on Jul 14th 2007
2. McCain's downfall came with his association with Kennedy. No one has any repect for the Kennedy's, Senator Kennedy is only viewed in one way, same class as O.J, don't interfere in my compound with energy savings way, it ruins my view, his take on immigration with McCain, what ever a kennedy as Robert Kennedy jr is doing on global warming is in direct conflict with his uncle's not allowing wind in his view of compond, such hypocrites they are. What ever any Kennedy says is not the truth, they still think it is camelot and Kennedy means something.They have a terrible legacy and the more they put themselves out there the more people are sick of them.
Jane at 12:41PM on Jul 15th 2007
3. With John McCain you get George Wimpy Bush.Both are liars and cowards.McCain like Bush is a very unstable person.McCain likes to think of himself as a war hero.Why,for being a POW? Like Bush he is just a piece of shit.
Dean Lawson at 1:12PM on Jul 15th 2007
4. It's obvious from this story that MONEY TALKS. The Presidency job is now open to the largest fund raiser! That would be Soros for Hillary OR Barack Hussein Obama.
Kate at 1:37PM on Jul 15th 2007
5. Dear ecampaign@JohnMcCain.com
What concerns me; but I really won't have a voice because the electoral college does the voting anyway...so why waste the $$?
I am truly undecided. I was for McCain, but have gotten lost in the confusing lack of attention to his current position in Arizona and Aviation. My personal opinion is a little early to be going full force. I think Mr. McCain is jeopardizing any future in politics if he does not pay attention to his job and constituents in Arizona. I am slightly disillusioned. Ask a person in Arkansas if they are voting for the Clinton's, and why didn't they move back to their beloved Arkansas? Ask a New Yorker if they would vote for Juliani. The only benefit I can see of Hilary is that the Muslims cannot stand and detest answering to a woman, especially a non-Muslim that eats pork.Who is he going to pick for VP? Maybe that person should make a showing and run with it for a few months?
I have yet to see any "politician" that wants campaign or Gov reform or removal of Socialist (more Gov programs) or Communist (Clintonomics) policy from government operations to say "I do not want your money, do not send it, I already have a job and my own money, I only want your vote" or "lets start with the man in the mirror, lets cancel all the perks and benefits and change all Federal retirement and PENSIONS to Social Security, and stop the foreign and Government drain on Soc Sec." I guarantee you will not need another "donation" and you will be elected. As Thomas Jefferson stated, or similar to.."If you pay a politician, you will attract the wrong type of person." What can actually in reality be done to stop costs of the government?
The largest CAPITALIST government in the world is China. The Government of China owns 51%, at least, of everything in it, KFC, Wendy's, BOEING, or Wal-Mart, etc, that is open in China. What does China import from the USA? (World Bank overnight loan debt) The Government and the military are the best paid and benefited in their China. The people of China are a combined effort of Communist group thought process supporting and at self sacrifice, to maintain its government. The US Government, its laws, its elected, appointed, military, or hired federal, state or local person is NOT to be Capitalist, you are only a scribe. For if the government of the USA and the scribes in it are capitalist, then the peoples of the USA will surely not and cannot be; we, the people, will be Socialist or Communist, there cannot be both in the same land. What can be "condensed" in laws so the Congress and Senate can actually accomplish something without having to rewrite the constitution by amendments? Has there ever been an "audit" of laws passed to remove or combine conflict?
Raise the Federal minimum wage to a rate equal of an 18 year old E-1, accounting clerk position and include the hourly cost of anytime, anywhere; medical, dental, education, housing and retirement; paid for by taxes, use a 16 year retirement scale, the earliest an active duty clerk can retire. We are talking about the PEOPLES MINUMUM WAGE, try making an apartment rent, go to college, pay medical, dental, etc, on $7.50 an hour?(kind of Communism?) The military should not be paying more, THAT IS COMMUNISM. STOP advertising by the military, movie funding, etc. Start a 2 year mandatory draft at age 22, this will allow for a 4 year college degree to be completed, then they can voluntarily enlist in OTS if desired. Every time a federal pay raise of anykind is accomplished, (August cost of living %) add .5% to it and add it to the minimum wage. Has this ever been a novel idea?
The government cannot control or legislate profit, or loss of it for Private or Corporate business; Tax, bond, Gas, Pharmacy, medical, insurance or Tobacco for examples, this is Communism; Rich government, poor people. Taxation of Personal Income tax is double if not triple taxation of business "new" revenue. The business was taxed when "new" money came in. The tax has been "business paid" on income and payroll, income tax paid by the business for itself (1) and its employees (2); triple taxation if personal income tax is paid. When old money(new money already taxed) is spent again,(anything after business payroll) it becomes new, cyclic. REMOVE PERSONAL INCOME TAX? Remove all petroleum taxes?
The United States of America IS NOT AMERICA. America includes Mexico, Canada, Central and South America; The North and South AMERICA's ARE "AMERICANS" ALSO. WE, The Peoples of the USA, ARE LEGAL CITIZENS, born or naturalized legally, OF THE United States OF America, with the Constitution covering only those legally in the USA. The Geneva convention and UN international treaty covers the violators of said. Ask ANYONE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, even Mexico, what is the "official" language in the US of A? Ask an El Salvadoran or Nicaraguan if he or she is American, you will look the fool. Can the customs and illegal international treaty or UN agreed immigration costs impacted by illegal criminals be charged by entity, government, public or private (hospital, school, etc) be invoiced directly to the Government of the illegal criminals country?
Free trade agreements: what is free about a deficit in GNP? What vehicles or clothing manufactured inside the USA are shipped in equal amounts to "free trade countries"? The only thing given freely is USA technology. Example, Mars project, ASU.edu. given to China, and what was or where the "trade" that we benefited from and where was this information published in laymen's terms, easily understood?
Best Regards,
binc at 4:26PM on Jul 15th 2007
6. McCain is still fighting the Vietnam war. He thinks that we could have won that war too by throwing more lives and money away.
Scott C. Fetterman at 4:51PM on Jul 15th 2007
7. reg. Mccain for president. I think he has already lost his chance by sleep in the same bed with Teddy Kennedy and Finegould in different legislations against the people of America. He was used by Kenndy, John Kerry and other Demo. to pass the finance reforme which is shutting down the true American way to donate to the person who they like to elect, and yet Demos. have the entire liberal Media advertizing for them without any cost. He also past the legislation stopping the intelegent agents to listen to the phones coming in from other countries to USA. This has put the coountry in a massive danger, beyond any ones immagination. I have families in other countries, and I call them. for the safety of this country I do not mind anyone to listed to my conversations. Yet Demos. like Nancy Polocy Bugged the Minority leader's office no one dare to speak up on that in the totol media. that is why Mccain is not going to win my vote. He is a pleaser and still suffers from his war trauma. He could do better if he would have received some professional cosuling. God Bless him and bless this great Land with a good man like Mitt Romny for President in 2008. One who Manages his Family, Can Manage his country too.
Mary at 6:42PM on Jul 15th 2007
8. Any candidate running has to address national security (sorry but it is a truth that will not go away no matter how unpopular it is to talk about it. Political Party affiliation doesn't matter in incidents like 9/11. Some of the regions in the mid east have centuries fighting. It is a way of life there. )The mistake this administration has made is not any different than past administrations:being responsive enough to change plans and make better progress. I appreciate the stand McCain makes in keeping the issue of security on the forefront. In my opinion , supporting a President's commitment to make his choices while in office is different than being blindly status quo just because the public is in agreement.That is too easy. No one likes wars and the public is within its' right to protest it. Both parties should be concerned with national security and foreign relations even if it is tiring to be aware of it. National security was on everyone's platform last election, how quikly we forget.
be the change at 6:56PM on Jul 15th 2007
9. "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" I don't know who first said it, but I like the idea of knowing who our enemies are and what they are up to.
Accurate intelligence information could allow us to meet the threats against us as they occur rather than waiting until after the next 9/11.
We can only get that intelligence by sharing with our friends, and we will need lots of friends.
The Muslim problem may be beyond a solution. Our only hope, in my opinion, is to make friends with the Muslim clerics who have influence over their flocks. Talking to them is only half the solution, we will also need to listen to them. And they will want something in return.
Steve Bonomo at 9:53PM on Jul 15th 2007
10. This is not a democracy any more ,this is a which corporate group can lie and steal the vote routine. These lawyers have ruined this country with all their greed and coruptness. Its like having alittle frat rat group in control. A bunch of spoiled rotten rich kids in charge. They have let corporate america take over. No jobs, no good pay, just cheap labor. What happened to America?
jk at 1:49PM on Aug 10th 2007