there were times when it seemed like it was never going to end but john was so much fun to work with, i didn t mind. despite having come up short in his first presidential campaign, mccain s national profile continued to rise. in 2005, he co-sponsored ambitious immigration reform with ted kennedy. mccain began to gear up for a second presidential run. today i announce my candidacy for president of the united states. he was popular and prominent. despite a long list of donors and heavy hitting political operatives on his payroll, his campaign struggled. the fund raising estimates didn t pan out and thus top
spotlight. at a presidential forum john mccain s war record came up between the pollster and the republican candidate, donald trump. he hit me. he s not war hero. five and a half years. he s war hero because he was captured. i like people that wasn t captured. i was outraged. i couldn t believe he said that. i felt rage. i said wait a minute, you didn t serve in the military and john mccain did. anybody that has been shot down and captured is not a war hero. john mccain s response is it is what it is. he didn t respond and that s typical of john. as a loyal republican, mccain endorsed trump once he won the nomination. i think he felt it was incumbent on him to support the
i m not sure looking back in 2008 that we could have elected abraham lincoln as a republican to the office of the presidency. as the general election heated up, barack obama built a lead in the polls. we always knew we has to take a risk. we had to throw the ball in double coverage to get ahead in race where the head winds are against us. what the idea was that john mccain was going to pick joe leiberman. i get a call from rick davis who is campaign manager for john mccain s presidential campaign in 2008. he said john would like to put you on the list of people to be vetted to be his vice presidential running mate. i said are you kidding me. he said no, i m not. it was a bold idea. barack obama was beginning to
of the the senators to travel with. he kept us laughing most of the trip. on one of those trips to hawaii in the winter of 1979, john met a teacher. 17 years his junior, cindy from a wealthy arizona family. she was just a beautiful young woman and great spirit and it was clear to me that he was very much in love with her. john and his first wife carol s divorce was finalized in 1980. a few months later, he and cindy were married. he was also ready for a fresh start to his career. mccain wanted to run for congress as a republican, but where? he never settled down anywhere long enough to call home. i suggested he would go to the state where his wife was from. he would be new but he would be new any place. his opponents labeled him a carpet bagger. he had weak ties to the area he was running.
he was one of the favorites of the the senators to travel with. he kept us laughing most of the trip. on one of those trips to hawaii in the winter of 1979, john met a teacher. 17 years his junior, cindy from a wealthy arizona family. she was just a beautiful young woman and great spirit and it was clear to me that he was very much in love with her. john and his first wife carol s divorce was finalized in 1980. a few months later, he and cindy were married. he was also ready for a fresh start to his career. mccain wanted to run for congress as a republican, but where? he never settled down anywhere long enough to call home. i suggested he would go to the state where his wife was from. he would be new but he would be new any place. his opponents labeled him a carpet bagger.