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Article: John McCain.(Decision 2008)
- Article from:
- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- November 3, 2008
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Rarely does a small state like Mississippi have the opportunity to elect one of its own to the White House--Arkansas got to with Bill Clinton during the 90's--but John McCain comes close. His family connections to Mississippi are significant, and we even have a Camp McCain in Carroll County, named after Major General Henry P. McCain, a relative of the senator.
More importantly, John McCain's values much more closely mirror those of most Mississippians than is true of his opponent in the race for President tomorrow. And while there are many reasons the nation would be better off under a McCain presidency than the alternative, this column is designed to try to ...