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On Saturday, November 18, Michael Lawrence of Race42008.com decided, after much careful thought and deliberation, to endorse Senator McCain for the Republican presidential nomination.   Lawrence was a self-described undecided voter.  Here is why he has reached his decision, in his own eloquent words:

My Horse
Well, the time has come.  I began my writing stint here at Race42008 as […]

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 […]

By ElectionNightHQ’s Publisher  
The conventional wisdom seems to be that Senator McCain is taking some hits over the episode – which I have summarized at “Hillary-at-Hilton-Head”.  I would strongly disagree.  This episode – although, of course, unplanned by either the candidate or the campaign – has turned out to be a remarkable blessing.  Here’s why: 

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The AP on Wednesday ran the following story on Senator McCain’s response to the issue of Hillary-at-Hilton-Head… here are quotes: 

PHOENIX - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Wednesday he responded appropriately after a woman used the word “bitch” to describe Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.“She made a comment, I made light of the comment, and […]

Here is CNN’s official rush transcript of the criticisms offered by Rick Sanchez of Senator McCain, in regard to the inappropriate question asked of McCain by a supporter in Hilton Head, South Carolina: 

Aired November 13, 2007 - 20:00   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY […]