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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) lobbied New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to throw his support behind the Romney campaign during a stop in Manhattan Monday.

"I just came in to pay my respects to the mayor. He and I are old friends from many years back,” McCain said, according to the New York Post. “I told him that I just spent last weekend with Romney and I thought that Romney was on message . . . and tried to convince the mayor that we’ve got a winning campaign.”

Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, has long been considered a potential presidential candidate himself and is thought to have cross-party appeal. His endorsement of Romney would provide a boost for the Republican hopeful, who is looking to improve his poll numbers among independent and swing voters.

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