Manchester – A confident John McCain was predicting victory as he toured New Hampshire yesterday addressing hundreds of enthusiastic supporters at each stop along the way.

At an afternoon rally in Manchester, the fifth of seven stops on his "Mac is Back" tour, McCain told the crowd a New Hampshire win and he would "march on to victory."

Several hundred people filled City Hall Plaza although not all were there to cheer the Arizona Senator and 2000 New Hampshire presidential primary victor. Ron Paul supporters held signs and vocally supported their candidate and Republican fringe candidate Vermin Supreme of Rockport, Mass., thanked McCain for coming out to support him.

McCain's "Straight Talk Express" bus pulled first into Concord and then Manchester with large crowds waiting at both locations.

In Concord, there were signs that read "Irish for McCain," "Italians for McCain," and even one that read "Azerbaijanians for McCain."

Carolyn Coleman-Udaloy of Canterbury said she had been a McCain supporter since he ran in 2000, particularly pointing to the fact he is a Vietnam veteran.

"I'm originally from Portsmouth and our senior class president was killed in Vietnam. (A person) should not be President without some idea of what these boys are going through in Iraq," she said.

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Her friend Beverly Dupont of Concord said she, too, had been a long-time McCain supporter. "He listens, and that hasn't changed," she said.

Dina Lloyd of Concord, voted for Democrat Howard Dean in 2004. She said this time she has been on the fence a long time, having looked at Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama.

Sen. John McCain gives a thumbs-up as he walks with his wife, Cindy in downtown Manchester yesterday. (AP)

She noted that McCain's people were the friendliest and she has pretty much made up her mind in his favor.

In Manchester, McCain was introduced by State Senator and Ward 2 Alderman Ted Gatsas.

Picking up the Democratic candidates' rallying cry for change, McCain said he would change Washington. "I want to restore your trust and confidence in government," he said.

He pledged to veto "every pork barrel spending bill that comes across my desk. I've spent 24 years in Washington and I never put in one earmark for the state of Arizona and we seem to be doing all right," McCain said.

He said he would fix the system in Washington along with Social Security and Medicare.

And he promised to "get Bin Laden even if I have to follow him to hell, I'll bring him to justice."

He chastised Democrats for wanting to withdraw American troops from Iraq and said that would have led to the Islamic terrorists declaring victory over the United States.

In Hanover, about 150 supporters were turned away after Dartmouth's Alumni Hall reached capacity. About 400 people were allowed inside to hear see McCain.

Boarding his "Straight Talk Express" for Concord, McCain took a shot at his opponent Mitt Romney saying "My friends, you can't buy an election in New Hampshire. You've got to go out and earn people's respect and then you earn their vote."

Union Leader Correspondent Kristen Senz contributed to this article.