McCain Talks To NAACP, Courts GOP Blacks In Ohio

by Audie Cornish, NPR

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain addressed the annual meeting of the NAACP on Wednesday in Cincinnati. He faces an uphill battle in his effort to bring African-American voters to his side. His Democratic challenger, Barack Obama, is the first African-American to be nominated by a major party.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 17, 2008