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Angry Boeing Supporters Target McCain



By MATTHEW DALY
08 March 2008 @ 09:44 am EST


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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks with reporters during a campaign stop in Atlanta, Ga. Friday, March 7, 2008. McCain has emerged as the man Boeing supporters in Congress - particularly Democrats - blame for loss of a deal that would have supported 44,000 new and existing jobs at Chicago-based Boeing and suppliers in 40 states. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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"If he can be painted as somehow being associated with job losses ... it could hurt him on the margins," Donovan said.

McCain's role in the tanker deal did not bother Alabama politicians, including Republican Gov. Bob Riley, who endorsed McCain three days after the Air Force contract was announced. The EADS-Northrop tanker, based on the Airbus A330, will be built in Mobile, Ala., where it will produce 2,000 new jobs, and support 25,000 jobs at suppliers nationwide.

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Associated Press writers Libby Quaid and Sam Hananel contributed to this story.

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