"West Wing" Stars: McCain Didn't Vote for Bush

Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff, two of the stars of "The West Wing," corroborate Arianna Huffington's claim earlier this week that John McCain told her that he did not vote for George W. Bush in 2000.

The two actors told The Washington Post that McCain told a group that he did not for Bush at a 2001 dinner party at the home of Candice Bergen. It was part of a conversation in which he expressed reservations about the Bush presidency.

"He was going on and on about how horribly unqualified and untested Bush was, how the campaign had attacked his family," said Whitford, a registered Democrat. "Someone said, 'If he's so terrible, why did you support him?'"

Schiff had a similar recollection. "My memory was he said pretty clearly, no, he did not vote for him," he said. "I discussed it with others afterwards. It was clear to everyone he said no. Did he shout it from the rooftops? No."

McCain's campaign denies Huffington's claim. But the Los Angeles Times, quoting an unnamed woman who was also at the party, said she heard McCain say the same thing.