Former aviator, POW McCain wins N.H. primary

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Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., with wife Cindy alongside, addresses supporters on election night in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 8. McCain won the New Hampshire Republican primary, completing a remarkable comeback and climbing back into contention for the presidential nomination.


Former aviator, POW McCain wins N.H. primary
By Liz Sidoti - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Jan 8, 2008 21:58:35 EST

NASHUA, N.H. — Former naval aviator and prisoner of war John McCain rode the Straight Talk Express straight into first place in New Hampshire, and back into the thick of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

“I hate to use the word kid, but I think we showed the people of this country what a real comeback looks like,” the Arizona senator told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday, savoring victory in the state he won eight years ago during his first White House bid.

“I’m grateful to the people of New Hampshire. I’m committed to keeping this country safe, and we’re going to move on to Michigan and South Carolina and win the nomination,” he added.

It was, indeed, a stunning comeback for the four-term senator who went from presumed front-runner a year ago to seemingly finished last summer after his campaign all but imploded. McCain not only stayed alive, but now heads into the next contest Jan. 15 in Michigan with momentum and the potential to raise much-need money.

His triumph here sets up a high-stakes rematch with Mitt Romney in Michigan. McCain won there in 2000 and still has support there; Romney was reared in the state and is the son of a former governor. No other Republican plans to compete aggressively in Michigan, where economic issues will dominate and independents can vote in either party’s primary.


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