The 2008 Presidential campaign is over, and while it wasn't all champagne kisses and caviar dreams, there were some pretty phenomenal embraces from the candidates and their families and friends. Some squeezes showed honest and sweet support, while others seemed to be manufactured for the camera. Here's a look back at the best of the best.
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Last night Senator John McCain visited The Tonight Show With Jay Leno to honor Veteran's Day and talk shop about his postcampaign life. When asked about Sarah Palin McCain said he "couldn't be happier" with his choice and believes Palin will play a "big role in the future of our country."
When pressed further McCain said he believes Palin is among a group of young Republican governors and senators who will become the next leadership of the Republican party.
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What Should McCain Do Now? So what's Senator John McCain to do following his concession to President-elect Obama? Go back to work, of course. Word is John McCain started addressing his next move and role in the Senate yesterday with his top aides after offering Obama his "goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together."
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So what's Senator John McCain to do following his concession to President-elect Obama? Go back to work, of course.
Word is John McCain started addressing his next move and role in the Senate yesterday with his top aides after offering Obama his "goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together."
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Now that the election has ended, members of the campaigns aren't quite as tight lipped. It's like getting a retroactive backstage pass when happy, or disgruntled, aides start revealing happenings that didn't make the talking points or headlines. The latest issue of Newsweek takes a look at the secret battles waged on the path to the White House, and the private events are a doozy!
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John McCain conceded less than 30 minutes after polls closed on the West Coast tonight, saying he had already called Senator Barack Obama to congratulate him on his historic win. In a speech made to his supporters in Arizona, McCain expressed his sympathies that Obama's grandmother did not live to see her grandson elected and offered goodwill to the president elect.
Senator Obama and I have had and argued our differences and he has prevailed.
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