Demise of the John McCain Crusade

John McCain, the Senator from Arizona, declared his candidacy for President on April 14, 1999 , another name for the GOP ticket that was not made too much fuss about. Not given much consideration was allotted to him by the Republican party establishment that has already selected its white knight who would win them the presidency, Governor George Bush of Texas. But, Sen. McCain catapulted to national attention when he unexpectedly won the New Hampshire primary trouncing the …

…thus, ensuring a broader general voter base. But, nevertheless, the errors committed by the campaign such as not reaching out earlier to the republican voter by focusing on issues that are not central to the core Republican party’s values, denouncing the Christian Right (especially in the Southern states) and the questions raised about his character all served to swing the votes towards Governor George Bush and hence, led to the demise of his campaign.