Hanoi Hilton
John McCain: No Carpetbagger
In 1982, John McCain ran as a Republican for an open seat in Arizona’s 1st congressional district. As a newcomer to the state, although having married Arizonan Cindy*, McCain was hit with repeated charges of being a carpetbagger. John McCain responded to a voter making the charge with what a Phoenix Gazette columnist would later [...]
John McCain: No Carpetbagger
In 1982, John McCain ran as a Republican for an open seat in Arizona’s 1st congressional district. As a newcomer to the state, although having married Arizonan Cindy*, McCain was hit with repeated charges of being a carpetbagger. John McCain responded to a voter making the charge with what a Phoenix Gazette columnist would later [...]
John McCain: No Carpetbagger
In 1982, John McCain ran as a Republican for an open seat in Arizona’s 1st congressional district. As a newcomer to the state, although having married Arizonan Cindy*, McCain was hit with repeated charges of being a carpetbagger. John McCain responded to a voter making the charge with what a Phoenix Gazette columnist would later [...]
