Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na ntuli aka onye isi ala US nke 2004, a kpọtụrụ McCain aha ugboro ugboro maka oghere osote onye isi ala, naanị oge a dịka akụkụ nke tiketi "Democratic" n'okpuru onye a họpụtara John Kerry. Kerry na McCain abụrụla ezigbo ndị enyi kemgbe ha bidoro ịrụ ọrụ na mbido afọ 1990 na &lt;a href="Senate%20Select%20Committee%20on%20POW/MIA%20Affairs"&gt;Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs&lt;/a&gt;, a hụkwara na ha abụọ nwere nnukwu mmasị n'ebe ndị na-ahọrọ onwe ha nọ, na ntuliaka yiri ka ọ kwadoro echiche ahụ. McCain yiri ka o meghere ohere dị otú ahụ na mkparịta ụka nke March 2004, naanị ka ndị ọrụ ya jụ ya awa ole na ole ka e mesịrị. N'ọnwa Juun afọ 2004, a kọrọ na Kerry enyela McCain ohere ahụ ọtụtụ oge, mana McCain jụrụ, ma ọ bụ n'ihi na ọ gaghị ekwe omume ma belata ọkwa onye isi ala ma ọ bụ na osote onye isi ala enweghị mkpesa maka ya ma ọ bụ na o chere na Bush bụ onye isi ala ka mma karịa Kerry. Ụlọọrụ McCain gọnarịrị n'ihu ọha na enwetụbeghị onyinye ọ bụla maka osote onyeisiala. Na
2004 Republican National Convention, McCain ji ịnụ ọkụ n'obi kwado Bush maka nhọpụta ọzọ, na-eto njikwa Bush nke Agha na Iyi ọha egwu kemgbe mwakpo nke Septemba 11. N'otu oge ahụ,