McCain "Announcing" Candidacy

Just reminding everyone that he's still running...

McCain has been running for president unofficially for months, but next week’s tour will mark the start of his official campaign.

But McCain thinks that he's too good for SC Party Conventions:

Andrews was disappointed, he said, that U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., did not attend the convention. While the other candidates barnstormed through Greenville, Spartanburg and Richland counties on Saturday, McCain did not.

Judging from poll numbers, he may want to reconsider his strategy:

The weekend before Arizona Sen. John McCain makes his official presidential announcement in South Carolina, polls show he's not popular with local Republican voters.

The Republican parties in Greenville, Spartanburg and Richland counties held conventions Saturday, where the candidates had the chance to speak and voters participated in polls. McCain did not attend and opted to send former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating to appear in his place. Spartanburg County Republican Party Chairman Rick Beltram blamed McCain's absence for his poor showing.

"I thought that McCain missing these South Carolina conventions was a major error in his strategy," Beltram said. "I don't understand what [McCain's strategists] were thinking. McCain is coming here next week to announce that he's running for president, and the newspapers have stuff about him doing so poorly in the straw polls. It is beyond me what their strategy was."

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Running for what? Didn't someone tell him that Fred Thompson has been christened the heir apparent?

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SandyH on April 23, 2007 at 12:58 PM

when you think of the WASTE of all that money, for a lost cause, McCain would be better off donating it to the Veteran's benefits! The first time McCain ran, he came out of it as a beleagered respected guy, this time around, he will quit this race looking like a fool! At his age, I guess you don't worry about tomorrow!

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PamB on April 24, 2007 at 08:34 AM

I've lost a lot of respect for McCain. I've decided he's "a typical politician" in many ways, and such a Repuglican loyalist, when all is said and done. And talk about being obstinately blind to the mess in Iraq...! His ridiculous "Bomb Iran" comment says a lot.

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LaceyAmanda on April 24, 2007 at 04:37 PM

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