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Sen. John McCain greets supporters at a rally last week in Woodbridge, Virginia.

ABOARD THE ELECTION EXPRESS (CNN)

With only two weeks until Election Day, it's safe to say that Sen. John McCain has quite a few things on his mind.

So he's undoubtedly not paying excessive attention to the music that is played at his campaign rallies.

Still ... the selection of songs does raise a few intriguing questions.

On a recent campaign morning, we pulled into Woodbridge, Virginia, to cover a McCain speech. We got there early, because the bus was going to be putting its rooftop satellite dish up in order to broadcast the afternoon event live.

So we were there for hours before McCain arrived - including the hours when the crowd was being warmed up by songs blasting over a public address system.

Now ... nothing against the songs themselves. Fine songs, all of them.

But the choice, and the pacing....

One of the first to be played was "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins. "Danger Zone" is often heard in National Basketball Association arenas, when the home team is in big trouble. It's a sign of a possible impending defeat for the good guys:

"Right into the Danger Zone. ..."

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