John McCain and Barack Obama are escalating their fight for a group of voters that could be the make-or-break demographic this November — Hillary Clinton’s supporters.
McCain made a direct appeal to those voters Saturday, holding a virtual town hall for Democrats and Independents in which he stressed his “respect” for Clinton despite their policy differences.
The presumptive GOP nominee took aim at picking up disenchanted supporters of the former Democratic presidential candidate even before she dropped out of the race last week. He hopes that group, with its moderate tendencies, will be open to a Republican nominee as he casts Obama as the “extreme” liberal of the Senate.
McCain, an Arizona senator, used the forum Saturday to speak directly to female and working-class voters — both loyal Clinton bases during the Democratic primary — pledging to attack rising gas prices, make health care more affordable and give women more representation in his administration...Read On Fox
