Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance.John McCain, address at Virginia Beach (2000), as quoted at The Washington Post (28 February 2000)
I honor — we honor — the service of John McCain, and I respect his many accomplishments, even if he chooses to deny mine. My differences with him are not personal; they are with the policies he has proposed in this campaign.Barack Obama, speech following the Minnesota primary (3 June 2008)