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Thoughts on the Post-Iowa Dynamic for Senator McCain

By the Publisher of ElectionNightHQ.com
How the race has changed, given the results in Iowa:
It’s all about the Expectations Game.  The conventional wisdom, heading into Iowa, was that Huck might have peaked too soon, particularly after the episode with the press conference and the negative ad.  The feeling was that Huck vs. Mitt was too close […]

Paraphrasing Churchill on Iowa: “Now This Is Not the End… But It Is, Perhaps, the End of the Beginning”

by Election Night HQ’s Publisher
In November 1942, the man who did perhaps more than any other to ensure the survival of civilization in the 20th century, had this to say to his British compatriots, in the midst of World War II:

“Now this is not the end.  It is not even the beginning of the end.   […]

The Atlantic’s Ambinder: “Iowa Will See McCain Once More”

by Election Night HQ’s Publisher
On Tuesday afternoon, The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder reported the following news on McCain returning to Iowa:

18 Dec 2007 12:09 pm
SALEM — Sen. John McCain plans a final visit to Iowa before the caucuses, a campaign aide said today, sometime between Christmas and New Years. Despite the surprise endorsement of the Des […]

Patrick Ruffini’s advice to GOP candidates: “watch your backs for John McCain” in post titled “McCain’s Enviro Mail in NH”

The well-respected - and former Giuliani e-campaign director - Patrick Ruffini had a very insightful post today, re Senator McCain’s environmental direct-mail piece today.  He also had some advice for other GOP candidates.  It’s worth quoting in its entirety:

Sunday, November 25, 2007
McCain’s Enviro Mail in NH
Posted by: Patrick Ruffini  at 6:17 PM
This is going to sound […]

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll shows McCain running strongest among GOP candidates against HRC

The McCain campaign got some good news this afternoon, when independent polling bolstered their strongest and most oft-repeated recent message: namely, that Senator McCain has the best chance of any Republican to defeat Senator Hillary Clinton.
The basics: of all the GOP candidates in a head-to-head matchup, McCain trails by just one point - a statistical […]


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