There are many other issues raised by his candidacy, but citizenship certainly isn’t one of them. Of course the U.S. Senate agrees Panama-born McCain can run. He was born to American citizen parents while his naval admiral father was serving in the U.S. military.
Other prominent politicians born outside of the United States have run for the presidency.
Barry Goldwater, the Republican presidential standard-bearer in 1964, was born in the territory of Arizona in 1909, prior to its 1912 statehood. Mitt Romney’s father, George, a presidential candidate in 1968, was born to American citizen parents in Mexico.
May 3, 2008 at 3:48 pm
One of the 5 Cs of the Arizona economy is “CARPETBAGGERS.”