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Bush Rallies Base for McCain...

Posted Feb 8, 08 9:38 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – George W. Bush never mentioned John McCain by name this morning, but he nonetheless sought to give the presumptive GOP nominee a boost among the party's conservative base, the Washington Post reports. "Soon, we will have a nominee who will carry a conservative banner into this election and beyond," he told the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Bush's approval ratings are at an all-time nadir, according to the latest AP poll, but his endorsement could still carry weight with the party's base, who are largely suspicious of the centrist McCain. It was these voters Bush addressed today, and they cheered lustily as he said he was "absolutely confident that with your help, we will elect a person who shares our principles."

Sources Washington Post, Associated Press

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In this file photo from 2000, then Texas Gov. George W. Bush listens to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during the Des Moines Register Republican presidential debate. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Gary...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, left, is presented with the International Republican Institute's (IRI) Freedom Award by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, center, at the IRI Freedom Dinner in Washington in this May 18, 2005,...   (Associated Press)
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., shakes hands with President Bush after introducing him at the International Republican Institute dinner in Washington, in this May 18, 2005 file photo. Bush later received the...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., listens as President Bush speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)   (Associated Press)
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