McCain not sure how many houses he owns

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File this under ‘Problems most of us will never have’ -- You are running for president. Someone asks you how many houses you own. You can’t remember. Is it four? Six? Seven?

From Politico.com: ‘Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. ‘I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,’ McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. ‘It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.’ ‘

More: ‘The correct answer is at least four, located in Arizona, California and Virginia, according to his staff. Newsweek estimated this summer that the couple owns at least seven properties.’

Democrats are using the ‘he owns a bunch of houses’ line to remind Americans that McCain, by marriage, is fabulously wealthy. More from Politico: ‘Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Politico’s Ben Smith that it was McCain ‘who wears $500 shoes, has six houses and comes from one of the richest families in his state.’ ‘

--Peter Viles
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