SEN. JOHN MCCAIN AND CINDY MCCAIN STEP OFF OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN’S “STRAIGHT TALK AIR” TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. (Photo by Le Templar/Tribune)

John McCain ended his whirlwind visits to Colorado and New Mexico and landed back in Phoenix about 4:18 p.m. this afternoon. After the couple jumped into an SUV, another long caravan made its way to the Biltmore area. The McCains decided to spend a couple of hours at their condo before heading over to the Arizona Biltmore resort.

During the ride from the airport, Scott Horsley from National Public Radio told the media in my van that McCain’s plane (”Straight Talk Air”) had to abort its first attempted landing in Albuquerque, before going in safely so McCain could speak to some volunteers at the New Mexico campaign headquarters. Horsley, who has been covering the McCain campaign for weeks, said aborted landing isn’t that unusual even for a presidential candidate on Election Day. He guessed there was unexpected traffic on the airport tarmack, and McCain’s plane circled one while officials cleared the area.

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