Tagged: John McCain

Elections 2012
12:11 am
Tue September 18, 2012

McCain Stumps for Romney in Portsmouth

Credit Jonathan Lynch / NHPR
Senator McCain speaking in Portsmouth

Senator John McCain was in New Hampshire stumping for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. 

Speaking at a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, McCain made the case for Mitt Romney to a gathering of veterans and their families.

Addressing the recent anti-American demonstrations in the Middle East, McCain called the president’s response to the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya a “partial apology.”

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Elections 2012
9:30 am
Mon September 17, 2012

Sen. McCain Holds Town Hall Meetings In N.H.

Credit Kelli True / NHPR
Republican presidential nominee John McCain speaks at a rally in Manchester, October 22, 2008.

Sen. John McCain is returning to New Hampshire to campaign for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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McCain Romney Voter
10:06 pm
Wed January 4, 2012

McCain's Street Cred Aids Romney

Credit Jon Greenberg, NHPR
Romney signs autographs after his Peterborough event with McCain

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is benefiting from the endorsement of Arizona senator John McCain.  Some voters are ready to translate their trust in McCain into a vote for Romney.

John McCain has long been popular in New Hampshire.  He trounced George W. Bush in the 2000 primary and edged out Mitt Romney in 2008.  At a packed event in the historic Peterborough town hall, McCain urged people to get behind his former rival.

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