Michael McCord of the Portsmouth (NH) Herald also provided this concise summary of Senator McCain’s new, New-Hampshire-focused campaign. He also interviews McCain national political director Mike Dennehy (based in NH) at length. Here are excerpts from the text:
PORTSMOUTH — Though he didn’t plan it this way, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain has returned to his […]
The “Monday Morning Clacker” - the nom de plume of the exceptionally well-connected, upper-New-England-based new-media publisher - had a lot of praise for Senator McCain’s weekend in New Hampshire, while all other Republicans but Rudy were plugging their candidacies in Ames, Iowa.
The Clacker also noted the fact that a Democratic operative was present: a clear indicator that Democrats still feel […]
Michael McCord of the Portsmouth (NH) Herald covered Senator McCain’s appearance on Friday in front of business leaders there. Here are excerpts:
August 11, 2007 6:00 AM
PORTSMOUTH — In an appearance Friday before local business leaders and supporters, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain reaffirmed his support for New Hampshire’s status as the first-in-the-nation primary — […]
Independent, libertarian Republican columnist and blogger Liz Mair shared her analysis of the results of Saturday’s GOP straw poll in Ames, Iowa. Her conclusion was that Mitt Romney’s 31% victory was not as impressive as that posted by George W. Bush in 1999, despite similar percentages of the overall vote.
Mair’s view is that Bush won his comparable […]
Michael McCord of the Portsmouth (NH) Herald interviewed Senator McCain while he was in the Granite State campaigning this weekend. Here are some excerpts:
August 12, 2007 6:00 AM
PORTSMOUTH — For Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the more things change, the more they stay the same. The upset winner of the 2000 New […]