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For the past couple of months, John McCain has sat pretty comfortably as the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States. His road to victory however was no easy feat.

Back in 2000, many McCain supporters felt as though he should have won the party's nomination. Many say that the attacks used against John McCain by Bush supporters were unwarranted and the unscrupulous tactics used were helpful in leading George W. Bush into the White House.

Since then, McCain has managed to wait patiently, turn his 2008 bid around, and see his political ambitions come true to run for the highest office in the land.

Despite the good fortune McCain has now, it seems as though hard feelings definitely existed between Bush and McCain during that time. A recent article from The Huffington Post states that back in 2001 at a dinner party, John McCain stated that he did not vote for George W. Bush. The article reported that McCain stated that he was first and foremost a member of the GOP, but when pressed about the issue, admitted to some degree that he in fact did not vote for Bush.

After roughly 6 years of an international war, a deceased dictator, mortgage crises, CIA leaks, volatile gas prices, and a litany of other concerns that occurred under the Bush Administration, John McCain and George Bush seem to have reconciled their differences. Or as some people say, politics makes for strange bedfellows.

The question now: is it worth mentioning to voters information like this, or does the issue do more to distract voters from other pressing issues?

Secondly, will McCain's lack of support of Bush in 2000 make a difference to independents and conservatives re: McCain's candidacy?