Dems Pounce on McCain Admission He Doesn't Know How Many Houses He Owns - WaPo

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/21/dems_pounce_on_mccain_admissio.html

SEDONA, Ariz.-- Sen. John McCain said in an interview that he did not know how many houses he and his wife own, a comment that Democrats immediately seized on as evidence that the Republican nominee is out of touch with the economic plight of most Americans.

"I think -- I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told reporters for the Politico website. "It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you."

Reports have suggested that McCain owns at least four homes, including a condominium in Crystal City outside of Washington and a vacation home in Sedona, Ariz., where he is spending this weekend before the Democratic convention.

Democrats quickly pointed out that most homeowners own only one house, worth an average of about $217,000. One email noted that McCain also disclosed in filings that he also owns a parking lot worth at least $1 million.

"The fact that John McCain can't keep track of how many houses he owns is a telling moment that helps explain why he thinks 'the fundamentals of our economy are strong' and why he's just offering more of the same economic policies that we've gotten from President Bush for the last eight years," said Sen. Barack Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan.

On CNN this morning, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said, "I understand that Senator McCain was asked yesterday this question, 'how many houses do you own?,' and he couldn't answer that question. He couldn't count high enough apparently to even know how many houses he owns."