McCain unconcerned on Hispanic issue backlash

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Posted on: May 12th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Politics ] [ Election 2008 ] [ Arizona ]
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“John McCain spent a considerable portion of his news conference in Phoenix last week outlining his presidential campaign’s new efforts to reach Hispanic voters.

When a reporter asked him if he was worried about a potential backlash from the most conservative segment of his own party, the presumptive Republican nominee shrugged off any concern.

“My party is the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. My party is an inclusive party. My party reaches out to every citizen, every American who shares our views and our optimism and our belief in the principles of this great nation,” McCain said.”*

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