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"We were pretty optimistic by the time we'd gotten to South Carolina. We had momentum, and polls showed us ahead by 5 percentage points. We were going to make McCain the 43rd President of the United States..." A McCain campaign operative, Kelly Jones*
"Oh, no, no, no. Absolutely no way, Karl. Maybe it is the only way I can win, Karl, but there is no way I'm going to do that. I am not going to lie to the American people." - George W. Bush, answering his campaign manager, Karl Rove, about several...campaign proposals
"Bush and McCain both campaigned like South Carolina would decide not just the winner of the 2000 election, but also who would get to be Supreme Ruler of the Universe. Still, by Election Day, South Carolina was more attracted to Bush, the good ol boy, than to McCain..." - McCain campaign operative Kelly Jones
Results of the South Carolina primary: John McCain 48% George W. Bush 47%
Alan Keyes 5%
"And with that, of course, it was on to Arizona and Michigan. Polls said we were leading in both, but Bush didn't really campaign in either state, preferring to campaign in Super Tuesday places. In 'zona and Michigan, he campaigned mostly by proxy, using people like Governor Hull and Senator Abraham."
Results of the Arizona primary: John McCain 60% George W. Bush 36%
Results of the Michigan primary: John McCain 50% George W. Bush 43%
"We have won in New Hampshire, in South Carolina, in Arizona, and in Michigan. America, my friends, is signaling its approval. Onward to victory!"
- John McCain, February 23rd