Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushandirapamwe waJohn McCain, seneta wenguva refu weU.S. anobva kuArizona, wakatangwa nechiziviso chisina kurongwa musi waFebruary 28, 2007, panguva yekurekodha mhenyu kwe"Late Show naDavid Letterman", uye wakatangwa zviri pamutemo pachiitiko musi waApril 25, 2007. Mukwikwidzi wake wechipiri weMutungamiri weUnited States, akanga ambomirira kusarudzwa kwebato rake mumakwikwi ekutanga e2000 uye aifungidzirwa semutungamiri wepamusoro webato rake, ipapo-Gavhuna George W. Bush weTexas. Mushure mokukunda ruzhinji rwevamiriri musarudzo dzemaRepublican dza2008, musi waAugust 29, achitungamirira musangano, McCain akasarudza Gavhuna Sarah Palin weAlaska semutambi wake weVice President. Mazuva mashanu gare gare, pa
2008 Republican National Convention, McCain akasarudzwa zviri pamutemo semumiriri weRepublican Party musarudzo dzemutungamiri wenyika dza2008.