When did Hawaii become a state? wasn’t Obamamama born there?
Good question.
And was Obama’s father a U.S. citizen?
As the posted article points out, Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona Territory in 1909, but Arizona did not become a state until 1912. However, I do not recall any discussion whatsoever in 1964 - when Goldwater ran for president as the GOP nominee - to the effect that he might not qualify for president bcause he was not "natural-born."
It was a non-issue for Goldwater, and it would be a non-issue for McCain if not for some lefty hypocrites in the MSM. These are the same types who never raise constitutional issues when it comes to any of a gazillion federal social programs enacted and contemplated since the New Deal and even before then.