Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says Mike Huckabee's assertion that he convinced Fred Thompson to stay in the race to split the conservative vote in order for him to win South Carolina is "patently false."
"Mr. Huckabee also hung in for a long period of time, wouldn't accept defeat. I respect him, but that is totally false. It's totally, patently false," McCain said on FOX News.
"Maybe it makes him feel better, but it is not the truth. The fact is that Fred Thompson was viewed as a viable candidate. It is not necessarily so that he took all of Huckabee's votes, I had a lot of votes there. All I can say to Governor Huckabee [is] good luck in your program on FOX, but you're not telling the truth," McCain said.
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