Archive: John McCain
McCain Campaign Casualty
A great example of the layoffs announced Monday by Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign arrived in the inboxes of reporters a few moments ago: campaign spokesman Kevin McLaughlin is gone. Looks like he's been replaced by Amanda Henneberg. Here's the e-mail as delivered a few minutes ago (we've taken out...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | July 3, 2007; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (3)
McCain Departs Iowa for New Hampshire
John McCain left Iowa today, declaring it a huge success, and headed to New Hampshire, where his campaign intended to brave a massive snowstorm to continue the Straight Talk express bus tour through Nashua, Milford and Concord. "The bus tour has generated exceptional enthusiasm around the country," McCain declared in...
By Eric Pianin | March 16, 2007; 06:35 PM ET | Comments (2)
Town Hall Heat in Cedar Falls
Town hall meetings can be dangerous places for a presidential candidate. Take John McCain's appearance at one this afternoon in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Among the questions asked was one by a man who identified himself as "part African American" about McCain's commitment to guaranteeing fathers equal access to children in...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | March 16, 2007; 03:16 PM ET | Comments (6)
McCain is stumped on the stump
It's not often that a reporter stumps John McCain. But it happened Friday, and it was a telling moment for the Republican presidential contender. The bus had been rolling for a half-hour and McCain was holding court on everything from Iraq to college basketball. ("Who woulda thought? VCU," he exclaimed...
By Eric Pianin | March 16, 2007; 12:55 PM ET | Comments (18)
McCain Chatters On . . . And On
As the Straight Talk Express rolled north along Highway 65 toward Mason City, Iowa, Thursday afternoon, McCain Communications Director Brian Jones looked slightly green. Not because of the slight rocking of the bus. He looked green watching his candidate sitting in a small booth at the back of the bus,...
By Eric Pianin | March 15, 2007; 09:00 PM ET | Comments (7)
Would he stay or leave?
John McCain had only been in Iowa long enough Thursday to make one ethanol joke - "I have a glass of ethanol every morning for breakfast" -- when word went out that he was already leaving. The reason? A Senate vote scheduled back in Washington on the Iraq war resolutions....
By Eric Pianin | March 15, 2007; 02:40 PM ET | Comments (1)
A Loopy Beginning to McCain's Bus Tour
Note: With his presidential campaign faltering, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is trying to regain some of the zest of his 2000 campaign by once again climbing aboard his "Straight Talk Express" bus for a long weekend swing through Iowa and New Hampshire. Washington Post reporter Michael Shear has gone along...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | March 15, 2007; 11:45 AM ET | Comments (6)
