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Florida Gov. Backs McCain as Race Turns Nasty

Posted Jan 26, 08 9:02 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Florida's popular governor endorsed John McCain tonight, giving a major boost to the Arizona senator as his tight race with Mitt Romney took a nasty turn. Gov. Charlie Crist called McCain a "true American hero" three days ahead of the state's primary, the Miami Herald reports. The endorsement came as McCain and Romney dropped the polite act and traded serious barbs over Iraq, the Washington Post notes.

McCain struck first. "If we surrender and wave a white flag, like Senator Clinton wants to do, and withdraw, as Governor Romney wanted to do, then there will be chaos." Romney, who has said the military should consider a private timetable but not set public deadlines, angrily demanded an apology. "That's dishonest," he said. McCain responded that the only people due an apology are US soldiers, from those who would let them down.

Sources Miami Herald, Washington Post

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., stirs a large pot of gumbo at the Fishbones Restaurant after a campaign event at the Shell Factory and Nature Park in North Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles...   (Associated Press)
With the Florida state flag as a backdrop, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a campaign event at the Borini Theater, Kings Point Clubhouse, in Sun City Center, Fla.,...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney answers a question during a media availability in Land O'Lakes, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)   (Associated Press)
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, gives a thumbs-up after Florida Gov. Charlie Crist endorsed him for president at the Pinnelas County Lincoln Day Dinner in St. Petersburg, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008....   (Associated Press)
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