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John McCain: One of the reasons why I won in New Hampshire is because I went there and told them the truth. And sometimes you have to…

On the recordJanuary 9, 2008
One of the reasons why I won in New Hampshire is because I went there and told them the truth. And sometimes you have to tell people things they don't want to hear along with things that they do want to hear. There are jobs. A little straight talk. There's some jobs that aren't coming back to Michigan. There's some jobs that won't come back here to South Carolina.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain discusses his approach to honesty in campaigning and addresses the reality of job losses in Michigan and South Carolina.

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