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===Race for President 2004===

Despite his earlier rivalry with BushiBush, McCain was one of the President's most vocal supporters in the [[2004 US Presidential Election]]. He often praised Bush's leadership and continuing zeal after the [[terrorist]] attacks of [[September 11th, 2001]], and in that light less important issues could be pushed aside. McCain's reputation as a moderate appealed to many voters who found Bush too hard-line [[conservative]].

There was some speculation that McCain's longtime friend and colleague, and also the [[Democratic]] Presidential nominee, [[John F. Kerry]] of [[Massachusetts]] would ask McCain to be his running mate to help Kerry shake his "[[liberal]] from the northeast" label, but McCain rejected Kerry's initial overtures, and so Kerry never officially asked him. This prompted Bush to run an [[ad]] called "The First Choice" showing clips of McCain praising Bush. Furthermore, the [[GOP]] used this information to ridicule Kerry's eventual running mate, Senator [[John Edwards]] of [[North Carolina]].