Archive for August 15th, 2007

Newsweek: “The Renegade Returns: McCain, now an underdog, likes where he finds himself.”

In its August 6, 2007 issue, Newsweek’s Holly Bailey wrote a very good piece, describing the steep descent of Senator McCain’s campaign from front-runner to underdog, and underscoring that the latter style is better suited to his personality.  Here’s an excerpt:  

John McCain has been campaigning in New Hampshire for months, but when he took the stage last week […]

NPR: “McCain cites difficult decisions in history and Iraq”

National Public Radio (NPR) interviewed Senator McCain regarding his latest book, Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them.  In addition to their news story, they also include an audio clip of an interview with McCain - as well as a very substantial excerpt from the text of Hard Call itself.    Here is an […]

AP: “Presidential race hits blazing pace”- Dennehy: “It’s full steam ahead. You try to squeeze out as much as you can from a 24 hour day.”

On Tuesday, August 14, the AP, in a general-interest piece on Campaign 2008 in general, twice quoted Senator McCain’s New-Hampshire-based political director, Mike Dennehy, on the greatly accelerated tempo of the nomination process.  Here are excerpts:

CONCORD, N.H. –
Late-night conference calls, Sundays spent in the office and a diet served in takeout bags are the hallmarks of the final weeks of a […]


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