John mccain biography daily show 2000
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John McCain's 2000 presidential run saw challenges, 'ugly' politics
Editor's note: This is the tenth of an 18-chapter profile of Sen. John McCain, portions of which originally were published in October 1999 and March 2007.
It has been updated and expanded.
John mccain biography daily show 2000
Read more about this project: John McCain’s American Story.
John McCain, decorated former prisoner of war, U.S. senator and political reformer, was ready to take on his highest-profile role yet:
Upstart Republican White House candidate.
"It is a fight to take our government back from the power brokers and special interests and return it to the people and the noble cause of freedom it was created to serve," McCain said in launching his long-shot presidential bid on Sept.
27, 1999.
Modeling himself on President Theodore Roosevelt, his political idol, McCain was aiming his anti-establishment road show at the White House. He tailored his message to appeal not only to Republicans but also Democrats and independents — a new, ev