On tape, Sylvester Stallone laid out his Hollywood reasoning for backing the Arizona senator: "I like McCain a lot. A lot. And you know, things may change along the way, but there's something about matching the character with the script. And right now, the script that's being written and reality is pretty brutal and pretty hard-edged like a rough action film, and you need somebody who's been in that to deal with it."
When asked about the endorsement after his town hall meeting in West Palm Beach, McCain displayed the same sort of bravado his celebrity supporter has shown while handling firearms on the silver screen.
"Look out Chuck Norris, Sylvester Stallone's coming after you, and he's gonna get ya!" McCain explained. "Chuck, you can run, but you can't hide."