Dan Schnur , who was communications director for Mr. McCain 's 2000 presidential bid , said there were potential Republican candidates for 2008 who might be closer to Mr. Bush philosophically and politically than Mr. McCain is , citing Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Senator Allen .
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