The U.S. Chamber of Commerce tapped Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for its first candidate endorsement this cycle, a spokesman said Monday.
The backing of the powerful business group could help McCain overcome former Rep. J.D. Hayworth's (R-Ariz.) primary challenge.
Chamber Vice President Bill Miller said in a statement, "On issues ranging from lowering taxes to exposing government waste, Arizona businesses and workers will continue to have no better friend in Washington than John McCain."
The endorsement doesn't come with direct financial support for McCain's reelection campaign, said J.P. Fielder, a spokesman for the Chamber. "We engage just strictly on policy issues. We could run an issue ad."
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