John McCain

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Election Coverage from MPR

New poll shows Obama, Coleman have big leads in Minnesota

A new poll shows Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by 17 percentage points in Minnesota. The poll also shows that despite Obama's popularity, DFL Senate candidate Al Franken trails Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. (06/26/2008)

Pawlenty says he's not being vetted to be McCain's VP

Gov. Tim Pawlenty said he did not talk about the possibility of being McCain's running mate during Sen. John McCain's Thursday visit to the Twin Cities. (06/20/2008)

McCain's Minnesota town hall talk

Midday broadcasts Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who spoke at St. Paul's Landmark Center to a group of voters his campaign preselected and identified as undecided. (Midday, 06/20/2008)

Campaign cash and presidential politics

Washington University political scientist Steven Smith joins Midday to explore the latest on the campaign trail, from Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's decision to use private funding to Republican presidential candidate's recent visit with voters it the Midwest. (Midday, 06/20/2008)

McCain addresses voters' questions, blasts opponent

At a forum in St. Paul Thursday night, presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain drew sharp contrasts between his Democratic opponent Barack Obama and himself. (06/19/2008)

McCain: Pawlenty has 'big place' in GOP future

Presidential candidate John McCain says Tim Pawlenty has "a very big place" in the Republican Party's future. But McCain is not saying whether he's considering Minnesota's governor as a running mate. (06/19/2008)

McCain's Minnesota visit met by anti-war protesters

About 100 people peacefully demonstrated outside the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon, during a fund raising event for John McCain. About a dozen more chanted outside McCain's townhall meeting at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. (06/19/2008)

Adding up John McCain's fundraising

By law, a law co-sponsored by presidential candidate John McCain, the most you can give a presidential candidate this year is $4,600. But by partnering with the Republican Party, McCain is able to ask Minnesotans to give as much as $50,000 at a fundraiser in Minneapolis on Thursday. (06/19/2008)

John McCain to hold town hall in St. Paul

From Polinaut blog: U.S. Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that McCain will participate in his second 2008 presidential town hall meeting in St. Paul on Thursday, June 19th, at 7 p.m. (06/18/2008)

The VP search is on

As presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain work toward finding the right running mates, Midday explores the office of the vice presidency and what qualities the candidates might want to see in a potential political partner. (Midday, 06/16/2008)

Candidate snapshot

Party: Republican

Biography

Date of Birth: 08/29/1936

Place of Birth: Panama

Education: United States Naval Academy

Religion: Baptist

Resources

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