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Sep 15, 2008 10:36 pm US/Eastern
McCain Stumps In South Florida
McCain On A 2-Day Swing Through Florida
Stops Include Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami & Tampa
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Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain gestures toward the crowd during day four of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center on Sept. 4, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn.
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Supporters of the McCain-Palin ticket walked out of a private fundraiser with big smiles and lighter wallets Monday. One political source told CBS4 News John McCain raised more than $5 million at an event where auto tycoons and sugar barons mixed in with the crowd of hundreds.
Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain arrived in Miami Monday afternoon with Governor Crist and former Governor Jeb Bush as part of a two-day campaign trip through Florida. McCain and his campaign gathered for a fundraiser at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami.
Outside the hotel, a group of laborers and other Democrats gathered, repeating a chant that a vote for McCain is a vote for more of the same. "It's the policies of the Bush administration that have us here today," said Helene Dudley, "and the Democratic majority can't override his veto."
During McCain's first stops in the state, in Jacksonville and Orlando, the Republican presidential nominee talked about the historic shake-ups on Wall Street and about widespread pocketbook anxiety.
"The McCain-Palin administration will bring transparency and accountability to wall street," said McCain. In Jacksonville, McCain was joined by Florida Senator Mel Martinez, Former Governor Bob Martinez and American Idol Finalist Phil Stacey.
The pocketbooks of everyday Americans were major talking points for both sides of the issues Monday. "The basic fact is that Barack Obama will raise taxes across the board," insisted Miami Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart."
Tuesday, McCain will continue his campaign trip through Florida with a stop in Tampa.
Political analysts note the upheaval on Wall Street will re-intensify the focus on the oversight of the American economy, or lack of it, by Washington. That could hurt McCain who is a long time fixture on Capitol Hill and an ally of President Bush. It is also a point pushed by Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden.
"We will get four more years of George Bush," said Biden during at a recent rally, "if you want 4 more years, then John McCain is your guy."
But Biden has been on Capitol Hill even longer than McCain and Republican argue Obama has not been tested enough to chart a course to 'financial safe harbor'.
Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama will visit Florida on Friday for a fundraiser.
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