Lieberman Gives a Boost to McCain
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Senator McCain will look to Senator Lieberman’s endorsement today in New Hampshire to win the support of independents, a key demographic in the Granite State, where voters can select a Democratic or Republican ballot on Election Day.
News of backing for the Republican from Arizona by Connecticut’s self-described “Independent Democrat” comes on the heels of a series of positive developments that have breathed new life into Mr. McCain’s campaign. The former Vietnam prisoner of war yesterday won the endorsements of the Boston Globe, the Des Moines Register, and the Portsmouth Herald, adding them to the support he already had from the Manchester Union-Leader. Two recent polls in New Hampshire, Fox News and Rasmussen, had Mr. McCain in second place, trailing Mitt Romney, who served as governor of Massachusetts, which borders the Granite State.
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