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McCain Tries to Reinvent Himself, But Virginians Aren’t Buying It

Posted by Danae on Tuesday, April 01

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April 1, 2008                                               

 

McCain Can Try to Reinvent Himself, But Virginians Aren't Buying It

 

Richmond - This morning, John McCain brought his effort to reinvent himself for the general election to the Commonwealth.  But Virginians know better.

 

After running as a so-called "maverick" and "outsider" in his failed 2000 campaign, John McCain cast aside his principles and morphed into a Bush Republican for this year's primaries.   Now, after embracing the President's budget-busting tax cuts for the wealthy, abandoning his own immigration reform plan to cozy up to the right wing of his party, and turning his back on the campaign finance and lobbying reforms he once championed, McCain is trying to reinvent himself yet again.  

 

But John McCain has already shown how out of touch he is with the problems Virginia's families face.  He has adopted President Bush's failed health care plan, and marched in lockstep with President Bush's failed Iraq strategy.  He has supported President Bush's plan to privatize Social Security, and refused to offer a plan to help homeowners struggling to confront the mortgage crisis, including 38,378 families in Virginia who were delinquent on their mortgages in the fourth quarter of 2007.  [icasualties.org; Joint Economic Committee Data, http://jec.senate.gov/Documents/Reports/030608 - MBA Q4 Release.pdf]

 

"John McCain can try to reinvent himself, but Virginia voters aren't buying it," said Democratic Party of Virginia Executive Director, Levar Stoney. "The fact is, McCain is out of touch with the challenges facing Virginia's families and won't provide the leadership we need to end the war in Iraq, fix the economy, and help working families gain access to health care and keep their homes.  And while we honor McCain's service to our country, nothing can change the fact that he offers a third Bush term, and that's the last thing Virginians want."

 

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