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John McCain: I would -- I would hope so, but I can't tell the other candidates what they should do. They have to make their own…

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
I would -- I would hope so, but I can't tell the other candidates what they should do. They have to make their own decisions. I am aware how tough an environment this is and -- so they have to make up their own minds. But it is a fact that the longer this drags out, the higher the negatives of our -- of Mitt Romney and the harder it will be to win the election in November. That's just fundamental facts.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain discusses the need for other candidates to consider dropping out of the race to improve Romney's chances in the election.

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