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McCain Aims for Bush Balance

Posted Feb 18, 08 4:35 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – In John McCain's delicate dance to unite his fractious party, one crucial step looms: How to best use the current Oval Office occupant in his quest to become the next. George W. Bush trumps McCain in shoring up conservative voters and raising money, but he's anathema to moderates and independents who gravitate toward the GOP frontrunner, reports the New York Times.

One adviser says the candidate needs to “stand in the sun” on his own, but Bush is a fundraising dynamo and remains popular among evangelicals who are cool toward McCain. Meanwhile, Democrats are already trumpeting the “Bush-McCain” ticket, attempting to link the presumptive nominee and the president, whose approval rating is near 30%.

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