McCain says he’s confident he’ll win in November

Tue, February 05, 2008 - 11:29 PM

At 11:37, John McCain is on stage. In a speech punctuated with cheers of "Mac is back," McCain declared himself the Republican presidential frontrunner.

He has been projected the winner in New Jersey, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Oklahoma and Arizona.

"We still have a ways to go but we're much closer to the vicoty we have worked so hard to achieve, and I am confident we will get there," he said.

Gracious in victory, McCain praised his rivals, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.

Saying there's "still a long road ahead," he said, the time will soon come when mothers in Arizona can tell their children that they can grow up to be president."

-- Marsha Mercer