John McCain, the nominee of the Republican party in the 2008 United States presidential election, has gained the endorsements of many high-profile figures.
Both McCain and his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, have stated that a person or entity's endorsement of their candidacy does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the candidate of all of the views of the endorser.
U.S. presidents, vice presidents, and spouses
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Governors
Retired military
Senator McCain was endorsed by over 100 retired generals and admirals from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, among them:
Mayors
State, local, and territorial officials
Other political figures
National figures
Newspapers
These newspapers endorsed John McCain's general election run:
Academics
Business people
- Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Casino billionaire
- Bradbury Anderson, Best Buy CEO
- Hoyt R. Barnett, Publix vice chairman
- August A. Busch III, former Anheuser-Busch chairman
- Pete Coors, Coors Brewing Company chairman
- Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Steve Forbes, magazine publisher, former GOP presidential candidate (1996, 2000)
- Deal W. Hudson, conservative publisher
- Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza
- Frederick W. Smith, founder, chairman, president, and CEO of FedEx
- Donald Trump, chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization and future U.S. president
- Robert Ulrich, Target chairman and CEO
- Michael D. White, Pepsi vice chairman
- Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay
- Bob Wright, former NBC Universal chairman and CEO
Entertainers
Foreign entertainers
Adult entertainment
Athletes and sportspeople
- Troy Aikman, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback
- George Bodenheimer, ESPN president
- Bryan Clay, Olympic gold medalist in decathlon
- Bill Davidson, owner of the Detroit Pistons
- Mike Ditka, ESPN NFL analyst, former Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints head coach
- John Elway, Hall of Fame Denver Broncos quarterback
- Al Leiter, former MLB pitcher
- Chuck Liddell, MMA fighter
- Colette Nelson, IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns quarterback
- Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame MLB pitcher
- Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher
- Jason Sehorn, retired New York Giants cornerback
- Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback
- Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns offensive tackle
Organizations
Other individuals
Foreign political figures
See also
References
External links
- Supporters list from the John McCain campaign website
- List of endorsers, from Project Vote Smart