 The campaign then moved towards the January 19 South Carolina primary, the state which effectively ended McCain's 2000 campaign for President.Unlike 2000, McCain had the support of much of the state Republican establishment, both in terms of endorsements and campaign staff support.Nevertheless a bit of 2000 surfaced when a group of unknown size called "Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain" set up a website and began sending crude mailers to media members alleging that McCain passed military information to the North Vietnamese during his time as a POW.