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McCain's advice for Romney

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    Former GOP candidate offers his insight on running for the highest office in the land

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Continuing now with bills candid interview with Senator John McCain.

No one knows better than he what it's like to run a campaign against Barack Obama so what lessons what he passed some.

If you had to give Mitt Romney one piece of advice and you may have already done this you -- My advice to me is the reality is that always made hundreds of millions of dollars in negative -- but I Obama.

In the most vicious campaign that I've ever observed.

Has driven up his unfavorable us.

And now here at the convention and I'm sure this is gonna happen.

He's gonna have a chance didn't talk directly to the American people and show the American people what a good and decent person is and what a fine family he has -- -- That the quality so the guy but he -- -- had a tough primary in 2008 -- no but I got to like and respect.

Mitt Romney and I think that that part of them.

Has been damaged by this hundreds of millions of dollars.

Negative attack ads on him which I don't think it's gonna work at the end of the day but that's -- challenge I think at the convention and I'm confident he'll do it.

So you are going to say -- you gotta be more personal.

You gotta get out there you go -- the folks know who you are in a sincere way is not a phony political deal he got a reveal something of yourself.

So they feel more comfortable with -- -- and mine capsule waiting.

-- correctly.

That is correctly but that is because of this incredible -- don't attack the other -- campaign cities face.

But I'm also confident he's doing that but now the -- to America will be on him.

When he speaks and I think it's great idea to have it and Romney speaking first so.

That'll that'll -- a lot of this stuff that you've seen.

That you know I've -- I've never seen anything where.

Pay an allegation would made that a person she is responsible for the tragic deaths than the person's wife.

I mean you know that this is the this plummets deficit I have not seen before in any political campaign.

Final question for you and when I'd like to have you back before the debates sure.

You -- one on one -- Barack Obama I've done that.

He's quick.

He's quick right that you underestimated and that your parent you would agree with that correct.

I would totally agree with that -- and he also gives a great speech and I'm sure he'll give a great speech at his convention put on talk in the debate now.

Yes so you're up there -- him.

You wish.

Have to say that Mitt Romney look when you -- debating Barack Obama.

Based on my experience.

Here's would you have to do.

To win.

What -- say to the governor.

Take the offense and attack -- record he cannot defend his record take the offense and by the way senator Rob Portman is playing.

Obama and the practice I guarantee of Portman will prepare him I hate Rob Portman to this day because of him playing the -- of -- our preparation for the debates that we view didn't attack Barack Obama's record you -- light on him.

You in light on the Reverend Wright stuff.

You went light on his background where he didn't have many achievements he voted present -- -- on all that in hindsight was that a mistake.

I think I would pretty hard on him on his philosophy about government remember Joe The Plumber and that.

But I didn't think it was appropriate to go to the Reverend Wright and -- like because I thought it was about the -- -- The -- campaign was about the economy.

You know when -- every loose there's always lots of -- from a -- post -- sent out.

I'll plead guilty dollar bit that the failure of that campaign to win.

Was my fault and mine alone.

And the reason that you lost.

Maybe I didn't run a good enough campaign and maybe I wasn't strong enough I also would point out though without making any excuses when.

The -- the stock market went down 700 points my friend.

That was a bad yeah.

Her heart you were you're on -- the economy and so is pres Obama this time around he's -- you are thank you senator we really appreciate it.

Thank you.

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