Published on: 03/07/08Republican presidential nominee John McCain said Friday that Georgia will be a competitive state in the race for the presidency and he vowed to return and fight for every vote.
And while McCain praised Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, who was by his side, the Arizona senator said he hasn't begun the process of choosing a running mate.
"I'll be coming back to this great state," McCain told
a crowd of several hundred Chick-fil-A employees at the company's corporate
headquarters in southern Atlanta. "It'll be competitive in the general election.
I know it's a long time between now and November, but this is going to be a
tough campaign and I'll need every single vote."
During a brief news conference following the town hall, McCain was asked why, considering Georgia hasn't voted for a Democrat for president since 1992, he would consider the state anything other than solidly Republican.
"There are certain dynamics in this state with the dynamic growth and the new population from all over America who have come here for jobs and opportunities. ... I think [that] has made this state much more competitive."
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue seemed to be more optimistic than McCain.
"Georgians understand straight talk," said Perdue, who
endorsed McCain on Monday and hosted a fund raiser for him Thursday night in
Buckhead. "They understand solutions. John McCain is a candidate I think
Georgians will identify they can put their trust in."
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