Senator McCain was first asked a question by a member of the audience “"what or who is the supreme authority in your life, and how will it be evident in your presidency"?”. McCain responded by telling a story of a sympathetic guard in the POW camp where he was imprisoned and finished with “that’s the one person I’ve always wanted to see again” before moving on to the next question. The question about his faith was not directly answered but instead sidestepped by taking the audience on a journey of his experience as a POW. Former Nashville Assistant Ron Paul Organizer Matt Collins states “although I don’t care what religion or faith McCain subscribes to, he is a coward for not answering the question. If he didn’t want to respond then he should’ve said so and moved on to the next question. Instead he tried to trick the crowd by using underhanded oratory tactics that avoided giving a straight answer” Senator McCain also used similar tactics when asked about his stance on immigration. After jumping to the previous question, fumbling around, and then coming back to the immigration question he stated, “all of us are created equal”.

“I have three main priorities – veterans and veterans’ care and ending the war in Iraq – or bringing our people home,” said Tuke. “We will not end the war. We’ll just bring our people home. That’s number one. Number two is helping solve the healthcare crisis and making it affordable and making it accessible to every single American. And the third thing is to address this awful fuel situation and energy situation.”