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Morning News

Election 2000: Republican Troops Amass in South Carolina for GOP Primary

Aired February 14, 2000 - 10:19 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Among the Republicans, the troops are amassing in South Carolina, the site of the next Republican primary, this Saturday.

CNN's senior White House correspondent John King explains more now from the Palmetto state.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JOHN KING, CNN SR. WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): John McCain says he likes what he sees in South Carolina.

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: That's the same look that we saw in New Hampshire, but we've got six days. We've got an eternity to go.

KING: McCain's strategy for the closing days is back to basics: stress government reform and setting the bulk of the federal budget surplus aside for Social Security and tap into South Carolina's deep military tradition.

MCCAIN: I am fully prepared to be president of the United States, and I do not need on-the-job training. I am ready to do the job of commander in chief of the armed forces of the United States.

KING: McCain courted churchgoers Sunday in Greenville, spoke to hundreds who braved the cold rain to attend a lake-side barbecue in Seneca, then a detour to Georgia for a book-signing, this long line evidence of the Arizona senator's growing national appeal.

George W. Bush is due back in South Carolina today after a day off back home in Austin. The Texas governor promises an aggressive close to the South Carolina campaign, and he once again criticized McCain's effort to get Democrats and Independents to exercise their right to vote in Saturday's Republican primary.

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I certainly hope Democrats don't decide who the Republican nominee is. I think most Republicans in South Carolina are going to turn out and nominate -- because they want to decide who the nominee is.

KING: A tough Bush TV ad says McCain too often sounds like a Democrat. (on camera): But McCain says he's proud of his support among Democrats and Independents, and the senator suggests it's proof he'd be the strongest Republican candidate in the fall campaign.

John King, CNN, Seneca, South Carolina.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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