John McCain actually said...

I'm doing this because I think it's right, and my ambitions right now are to be reelected to the United States Senate. And I hope that people that know me well would not accept that this, that I'm doing this for any crass political motivation.

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John McCain explains his motivations for his actions, emphasizing his focus on reelection.

08/29/2004

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