claim: "mccain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . but when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: jul 9, 2008 ... he called for comprehensive immigration reform within his first term in office if ....  now, i know senator mccain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for  ... but when he was running for his party's nomination, he abandoned his ... he  wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote.
evidence_2: jul 17, 2008 ... john mccain and barack obama appear to share common ground. ... but  because such plans have repeatedly foundered in the sharply divided ... "when  he was running for his party's nomination, he abandoned his ... that he wouldn't  even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote," obama said.
evidence_3: jul 13, 2008 ... “but when he was running for his party's nomination, he abandoned that  courageous stand and said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it  came up for a vote. ... obama said he supports stronger border enforcement,  stiffer penalties ... after his bill was defeated, mccain said he supported the ...
evidence_4: jul 15, 2008 ... change doesn't happen just because someone in washington says it should. ...  now, i know senator mccain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for  ... but when he was running for his party's nomination, he abandoned his ... he  wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote.
evidence_5: nov 6, 2016 ... says he insults his supporters w/ his actions https://t.co/pklqajs7t9 ... the party's  2012 nominee, one of trump's staunchest critics during the ... some of us had  heartburn, but we stepped up and supported the nominee,” he said. .... virginia,  was always willing to buck his own party, sometimes voting against ...