John McCain

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tonight __PUNCT__ my friend __PUNCT__ we won a number of import victori in the closest thing we ever had to a nation primari __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ we won some of the biggest state in the countri __PUNCT__

we won primari in the west __PUNCT__ the south __PUNCT__ the midwest __PUNCT__ and the northeast __PUNCT__

and although i never mind the role of the underdog and have relish as much as anyon come from behind win __PUNCT__ tonight __PUNCT__ i think we must get us to the idea that we ar the republican_parti frontrunn for the nomin for presid of the unit_state __PUNCT__

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i so grate to so mani peopl for what we accomplish tonight __PUNCT__

all the staff __PUNCT__ support and volunt who stuck with us through thick and thin __PUNCT__ and it wa thick and thin __PUNCT__ and work so hard on my behalf __PUNCT__

i ow you all a debt i can never fulli repai __PUNCT__ but i promis i never forget it and i work everi dai of my life to prove myself worthi of your faith in me __PUNCT__

i want to especi thank those of you who have recent join our campaign and were so indispens to our success tonight __PUNCT__

thank you __PUNCT__ of cours __PUNCT__ to my famili __PUNCT__ my wife __PUNCT__ cindi __PUNCT__

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my children __PUNCT__ meghan __PUNCT__ bridget __PUNCT__ doug and andi __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ and my children who could not be here __PUNCT__

and my wonder __PUNCT__ wonder mother __PUNCT__ roberta mccain __PUNCT__

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who __PUNCT__ in two dai __PUNCT__ will be __NUM___year old __PUNCT__

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it obviou to me __PUNCT__ as it is to everyon __PUNCT__ that i couldn't have done thi without you __PUNCT__

and __PUNCT__ final __PUNCT__ thank you __PUNCT__ arizona __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ it wonder to be home tonight among so mani of our friend to celebr thi night __PUNCT__

you know __PUNCT__ i wa over __NUM__ year old befor i could claim a hometown __PUNCT__ and i can't express how fortun i feel to have found a home in thi beauti state that ha come to mean so much to me __PUNCT__

you know __PUNCT__ i am __PUNCT__ as is often report __PUNCT__ a littl superstiti __PUNCT__

so i don't want to make ani exagger predict and there still a long_road ahead __PUNCT__

howev __PUNCT__ i think it fair to sai that we might have come a littl bit closer to todai to the dai when mother in arizona might be abl to tell their children that somedai thei could grow up to be presid of the unit_state __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ i want to congratul governor huckabe and hi support for their success todai __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ not for the first time __PUNCT__ he surpris the rest of us and prove again hi except skill as a campaign and the extraordinari commit and determin of the peopl who believ so passion in him __PUNCT__

i salut you __PUNCT__

i salut governor huckabe __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ and i want to congratul governor romnei __PUNCT__ as well __PUNCT__ on hi win todai __PUNCT__

you know __PUNCT__

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he and i have been go at it pretti hard over the last few week and he a tough competitor __PUNCT__

the close of the contest in california is testament to that and to the dedic of hi support __PUNCT__ and i salut them __PUNCT__ too __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ thi elect __PUNCT__ like ani elect __PUNCT__ is a rough __PUNCT__ and __PUNCT__ tumbl busi __PUNCT__

we all want to win and we fight as hard as we can to do it __PUNCT__

but i have respect for peopl who ar will to accept the extraordinari demand __PUNCT__ all the up and down of such a tough and long contest __PUNCT__ and governor romnei ha mine __PUNCT__

__PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ we still have a wai to go __PUNCT__ but we much closer to the victori we work so hard to achiev __PUNCT__

i am confid we will get there __PUNCT__ and i __PUNCT__ applaus __PUNCT__ and i am mind that i not onli run for the highest offic in the greatest countri on earth __PUNCT__ but that i also run for the great privileg of lead the parti that ha been my polit home for a quarter_centuri __PUNCT__

i grate for and humbl by the prospect __PUNCT__ and i promis you __PUNCT__ if i am so fortun to win your nomin __PUNCT__ i will work_hard to ensur that the conserv philosophi and principl of our great parti __PUNCT__ principl that have done so well by the countri we love __PUNCT__ we __PUNCT__ again __PUNCT__ win the vote of a major of the american_peopl and defeat ani candid our friend on the other side nomin __PUNCT__

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