McCain Will Take Any And All Votes
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- John McCain was asked about how he expected to perform with independents today in Michigan. He used the question to ask for any and all votes, not just independents.
"People ask me about turnout, we want republicans, democrats, libertarians, vegetarians, Trotskyites, whoever will come out and vote for us. And obviously we are trying to motivate our Republican base, but we want everybody," McCain said.
Expecting a tight race and hoping to take Michigan, McCain vowed to continue even if he falls short tonight.
"Wins are always important, but we're in this for the long haul. But Michigan is the heartland, it's a big state, it's an important election. So, I think it's important and we're competitive and we're doing well in South Carolina and we're doing well nationwide. But, a month ago we would've had a very different assessment of how things are. You never know what's going to happen next month," he said.
Later in Ypsilanti, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., joined McCain on the stump and urged independents to vote for his friend.
"This is a tough and close fight here in Michigan here today. But Republicans, and I want to say specifically independents and yes, Democrats…...I urge them to come out today and stand for a man who is a great American patriot.