Sen. John McCain

John McCain has joined us on the phone Senator McCain welcome back. -- off op well welcome back to veterans for my I would usually ask how you but. I understand from everything that I'm reading senate of that you up on the move my friend tell us what's going on out that.

Well -- attempt there on the move but as you well there's this huge percentage still undecided and now we've got 45% of the registered voters independents and they have broken so I think it's going to be. One of the more fascinating. Elections -- and I have ever observed which Democrat comes does that affect the independence -- which of the independents break Republicans -- still large numbers of undecided but that we're. I am happy that we are not in the snow part of it I am behind snowplow last night and all day we did that town hall meetings and people work will want to turn out an eight or nine inches just known we have great. Great participation a lot of enthusiasm that would go a long way to go on and expect days.

Senator we recognize that you are on the ground in New Hampshire right to the north of us and obviously was big we'll be seeing you low over the weekend and early next week when we erupted Iraq selves we look forward to that. Tell us about Iowa have you written off Iowa are is is this still McCain hasn't sent a program McCain effort. Under way out there in the midwest.

We've still got an effort on China -- Tom we hope that we can do well we the you know -- against ethanol subsidies and you know there are some. But we're. We're work of art we've got a good organization on the ground that I hope that I hope that we can do well what -- one after it receptions and today and tomorrow afternoon and head back here in New Hampshire where we're guardedly optimistic that we could have a good chilling out there.

Senator you to on on on the show here throw at several weeks ago now you said to us specifically you would a campaign. Every single person at the time he went doing particularly well in the polls was the aftermath of immigration and a number of other issues the search had not yet. Demonstrated the success that we now associate with that. Yeah although looked over the last couple weeks as they've been pivot point -- the pivot point. Favorably feel what is it that people -- responding to you've been in politics a long time you know when a room is turning to you. And read a note to -- what is it that's moving them to John McCain.

I don't know the truth every -- arming and somebody who ask questions and sometimes have to give an answer the goal line and they seem to respect that Patterson's people's respect. Sugar coated don't try to deceive and to stone which I think can -- expand and have plenty time for questions you know time you've been through these things thousands times. Try to make your opening markets recent spy slow all the lesser apparently -- time but short opening remarks spent a lot of time answered questions let -- ask a follow up question if they want to the kind of panel meeting it's really town hall meeting rather than frankly am people who just come get -- gently.

It's an amazingly retail process to us elect the president the the next president of the United States is an.

It's the most retail but -- so much he can't buy an election -- can't buy it people expect to go out there. -- A beautiful day estate just consistent lit us up and little different from Arizona.

I was I was I was gonna say certainly are quite different from Arizona hey it's no secret that both fuel he and Mike Huckabee. If comments for Osama pointed commentary that's the way -- choose to discredit from our former governor Mitt Romney and that -- you know Mike Huckabee have taken kindly to what you've I think. Graciously characterized as some distortions to the -- what you sense of the the Romney campaign has this part of a pattern is this just an unfortunate aberration what. Let's make this guy tick.

By this vote I worry is can be here and it attacked and it and spent some money oh and challenging -- as factors. -- kept looking at between four innings in Tahiti with it can choose in Britain and America finally justice but Romney apparently so desperate that it's chose to store over -- So I think the people and New Hampshire. Recognize that it campaign we we responded by quoting from the Concord that monitor and the union leaders in the air endorsements. Used -- work hours but we're going to keep I wrote it on the issues. And I'm happy with where would go on but again so long from over I you'll and I know people will absolutely decide when they walked into the ballot.

You're going to be on a plane heading west -- shortly then after the caucuses that concluded you leave scrambling back east give us a little preview if you -- Senator McCain as -- in the immediate aftermath of New Hampshire John McCain in his organization. It's South Carolina -- what else because.

Between between and New Hampshire -- liner we've got good organizations in mission in the it's where governor Robert -- so there we want it. But again I work hard in South Carolina will be very as well. You know comment since 1980 candidate that is 12 of the first street. Now in the party carcasses New Hampshire primary on primary I think that still hold true.

And tell us -- you you mentioned that up in New Hampshire the beauty of it from -- prospective based on their experiences nobody can really buy the election. In New Hampshire but you do you definitely will need resource as you we'll leave money in order to continue to compete effectively in South Carolina and Michigan. How is the money side of the McCain campaign -- doing over the last four to six weeks.

Coming in extremely we've got enough and media books out to Ireland in which again. We went -- better I've never -- campaign. With money in and again yesterday varies only day we people's homes were packed. -- to court order it would slow of people and it's a miner's diner. You know it was just it was just want to -- it -- make -- breaks -- in an accelerating experience.

Senator we realize he's dead you have to go you've got a lot ahead of the it's always continue we will make sure we get back -- in New Hampshire continued success and thank you so much for joining us Cia. On parents for a eight M 680 WRKO.

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