a lawmaker in Washington. "He can't hold a candle to George Bush," Johnson said. McCain's tweaking of the "establishment" refers to the fact that Bush has collected the endorsements of many prominent Republican leaders, including 175 House members, 38 senators and 26 governors. In South Carolina, he has the support of former Gov. Carroll Campbell and veteran Sen. Strom Thurmond. Campaigning along South Carolina's seacoast, home to many former Northeast residents, McCain celebrated "the great causes" that still lie ahead for federal government action, including caring for hungry children, senior citizens without shelter or victims of ethnic wars abroad. Americans can still "serve these great causes," McCain said. He touted his success in New Hampshire in getting independents and Democrats to join Republicans to generate the highest voter turnout in state primary history. He reminded voters of his heroic military career, saying he was "fully, totally and completely prepared" to be president. McCain contended that a Republican capable of drawing non-Republican voters has a better chance of winning in November. Non-Republicans can vote in 16 of the 24 GOP presidential primaries that follow South Carolina, including the first industrial state primary in Michigan on Tuesday. McCain: GOP an 'exclusive' party McCain said that the Republican party has to broaden its appeal to non-Republicans in the same way that Ronald Reagan did if the GOP hopes to regain the White House after two successive defeats at the hands of Bill Clinton. "The Republican Party has gone from being an inclusive party to being an exclusive party," McCain complained "We've allowed the special interests to take it over." McCain said the turnout of non-Republicans would decide the outcome in South Carolina. Rep. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a McCain supporter, held out the prospect of an upset, telling the roaring rally in Charleston moments before confetti and streamers showered d...
