Pure Horserace’s Vaughn Ververs, from CBS News, offered this summary of the conventional wisdom regarding Senator McCain’s candidacy. The column dealt with other candidates as well, in spite of the headline. Here is the excerpt, covering McCain’s candidacy:
(CBS) For most of the summer, the vast majority of what has been said and written about Sen. John […]
Here is the text of a concise article from The Hill, titled “McCain touts military credentials”, at Kansas City:
Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the only top-tier Republican presidential candidate who served in the military, highlighted his combat experience Monday in an address to the National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
During much of the speech, […]
Here are some relevant excerpts from the Kansas City Star article on the joint appearance by Senators McCain and Clinton, titled “Sens. Clinton, McCain address VFW convention in KC”:
McCain offered a soliloquy on the subject of war in general and did not reach the current conflict until two-thirds of the way into his 22-minute speech.
“War […]
Here are relevant excerpts from the New York Times article on Tuesday, recounting the diametrically opposed speeches by Senators McCain and Clinton at the 108th Annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City on Monday. It noted that Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani had declined invitations to speak.
By JEFF ZELENY
KANSAS CITY, Mo, […]
Here is what Andy Merten of MSNBC’s First Read reported, on Senator McCain’s appearance in front of the VFW convention in Kansas City on Monday:
McCain’s Turn Before the VFW
From NBC’s Andy Merten
While Clinton took a policy-heavy approach to her remarks before the Veterans of Foreign Wars today, John McCain opted instead to spend most of his time attempting […]