WI: McCain talks family, pocketbook issues in Hudson
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From WisPolitics.com
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain fielded questions from female voters Friday in this western Wisconsin town on everything from addressing illegal immigration to whether Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will come out of retirement.Read the full WisPolitics.com item
On the second one, he punted.
In an event his campaign billed as a women's town hall meeting, McCain met with an almost exclusively female audience to pitch pocketbook issues, his proposals for global warming and energy independence.
While the crowd gathered inside, liberal groups One Wisconsin Now and Citizen Action of Wisconsin protested across the street. OWN, as it has for other GOP events in the state, performed some street theater with two actors dressed in McCain and Bush masks with a giant rubber stamp that read "McSame" across the bottom. Citizen Action members held signs that read, "McCain's Healthcare Plan: Fend For Yourself" and "Bandages Not Bombs."
