Soakin' Up the Sunshine State

McCain wins Florida after endorsement from pro-climate governor

Posted at 8:10 PM on 29 Jan 2008

John McCain has won the Florida Republican primary, a race that pundits prophesy may decide the GOP nominee for president. Environmental issues may have played a part; McCain got a boost in the state when he was endorsed by popular and climate-conscious Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. In pre-race campaigning, McCain took heat from main rival Mitt Romney for his pro-environment policies -- but while that strategy worked in Michigan, it didn't play out in Florida. Read up on McCain's environmental platform and record in this fact sheet, and check out his interview with Grist.

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