McCain accepts sole responsibility for 'failures' in his campaign, struggles to 'sustain' White Hous

[unhappycamper]

McCain accepts sole responsibility for 'failures' in his campaign, struggles to 'sustain' White House run
Nick Juliano
Published: Friday July 20, 2007


Sen. John McCain, whose presidential campaign seems as mired in quagmire as the war he so ardently supports, said he was the only one to blame for the "failures" of his bid for the White House.

Meanwhile, his campaign sent supporters a plea for donations necessary to "sustain" his candidacy.

"I'm responsible for the failure's within my campaign. ... It's my fault and my fault alone," McCain said in an interview Thursday with Ed Morrissey on BlogTalkRadio.

McCain told Morrissey, who blogs at Captain's Quarters, that he would not be exiting the presidential race. He blamed his faltering performance on spending too much money, and he said he understood the backlash voters aimed at him because of his vocal support of immigration reform.

The Arizona senator said he was confident that his slimmed-down campaign would be able to raise enough money to be competitive in the coming months. McCain said most people are not paying close attention to the race right now and predicted he would be able to recapture the magic that led him to victory in the 2000 New Hampshire primary.

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Addressing the war in Iraq, McCain invoked the aftermath of America's withdrawal from Vietnam in the 1970s to warn of what he said would be disastrous consequences if US troops left Iraq.

"If we ignore the lessons of history, the consequences are obvious," McCain said, citing genocide in Cambodia and refugees fleeing Vietnam. A withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, McCain argued, would destabilize the region even further, drawing Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey into conflict with Shia, Suni and Kurdish factions of Iraq.

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[saltpoint]

1. Well, Senator, it's possible that you'll get your magic back.

But it may be as tough to locate as those WsMD Bush, Rumsfeld, Powell, Rice et al SWORE were there.

I don't see any, though.

[Toucano]

2. He's still running?

I thought he dropped out weeks ago. ;)

[napi21]

3. "Slimmed down?" Is there anyone left but him and his wife? n/t