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McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Struggling Families
April 23, 2008John McCain wrote just yesterday to supporters that it's important to understand what struggling families are going through because "[b]y understanding the challenges -- and they are enormous -- that these Americans face today, I will be a far better president." [McCain campaign email, 4/22/08] But it's clear from McCain's own words that he has no idea what struggling families face. Yesterday in Youngstown, Ohio, a town that has been devastated by the changing economy, McCain compared the low point of his primary campaign to people who literally can't pay their mortgages or put food on the table. Full release