Sen. John McCain: 'I Will Respond If Attacked'

Wednesday, June 20, 2007 3:36 p.m. EDT
Sen. John McCain: 'I Will Respond If Attacked'
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The self-described "Happy Warrior" of the 2000 White House race has gone negative in 2008.
Republican John McCain struck a positive tone throughout much of his first presidential campaign, assailing rival George W. Bush only after the Texas governor engaged in nasty politics in South Carolina.

Eight years later, the Arizona senator is mixing it up with rival Mitt Romney with increasing intensity after largely ignoring the former Massachusetts's governor's criticisms - a full six months before voting begins, and as McCain, once considered the Republican to beat, finds himself struggling to regain momentum.

His support in early primary state surveys has been static or slipping; this week, polls in Iowa and South Carolina showed him in single digits. He is facing fierce challenges from Romney and Rudy Giuliani, sniping from lesser-knowns in the 10-man field and the wild card of actor-politician Fred Thompson, a likely entry.

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