McCain acknowledged the historic nature of Obama’s presidential nomination by releasing a television ad in battleground states on the night of Obama’s acceptance speech. In the ad, he congratulates Obama for his "achievement," calling it a "good day for America."











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Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. You know, too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed, so I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we’ll be back at it, but tonight, Senator, job well done. I’m John McCain and I approved this message.