Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - McCain akatendeudzira ngwariro yake kusarudzo huru dzaNovember, apo sarudzo dzeDemocratic dzakaramba dziri hondo pakati paClinton naObama. VaMcCain vakatarisana nedambudziko rekuti varambe vari munhau sezvo maDemocrats akawana misoro yenhau nekurwira kwavo kusarudzwa kwemutungamiri wenyika kwenguva yakareba, izvo zvakaratidza kuti hazvisi kuzopera pamberi peDemocratic National Convention mukupera kwaNyamavhuvhu. Zvisinei, kuva nokusarudzwa kwakasungwa nokukurumidza kwakapawo McCain nguva yokuvaka sangano renyika ndokuisa nzira yake yesarudzo huru mukuita kwemwedzi mitanhatu inotungamirira kuRepublican National Convention
. McCain akaronga kuunganidza mari uye kushanyira nzvimbo dzinoverengeka muU.S. asati atanga rwendo rweEurope neMiddle East sechikamu chevamiriri vekongiresi. McCain haana kuratidza pakarepo kuti aizosarudza rini kuva Mutevedzeri weMutungamiri. Kunyangwe asati akunda musarudzo dzemusi wa 4 Kurume, McCain akaratidza kuti aizoita mushandirapamwe "kwese kwese" musarudzo huru - kusanganisira nyika dzinozivikanwa seDemocratic dzakaita seCalifornia, New Jersey neConnecticut. Ongororo yeWall Street Journal/NBC News yakabudiswa musi wa 12 Kurume yakaratidza kuti McCain akanga akaenzana naVaObama naVaClinton mumakwikwi akaitwa muna November. Mukuedza kugadzirisa kushaya kwake mari maererano nevamiriri veDemocratic, mushandirapamwe wakabatanidza zviwanikwa zvayo neRepublican National Committee, uye yakatumidza aimbova CEO weHewlett-Packard Carly Fiorina mukuru wekomiti ye "Victory 2008" inobhadhariswa mari uye Get Out The Vote. Mushandirapamwe wacho wakazivisawo kuti waizoshandisa chimiro chesangano chisina kujairika, uchisarudza kuva nevatungamiriri vemushandirapamwe vanoverengeka panzvimbo pomushandi mumwe chete.