McCain's Peterborogh Townhall: "The Mac is Back"
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I just got to a computer after John McCain's most recent townhall in Peterborough in western New Hampshire. Peterborough was the location of McCain's famous 2000 town hall meeting that become a cover-story in Time Magazine.
This year, it was McCain's 100th town hall in New Hampshire. Apparently 750 showed up to standing-room only. 150 more were turned away by the fire marshall. Ramesh was there. So was Phil.
Read on.
So was CBN's David Brody, who should have some great video. But here's what he blogged:
I’m on the ground here at a John McCain town hall meeting in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Folks, he may be 71 years old but here in New Hampshire, he has the energy of a 21 year old. I have covered John McCain throughout 2007 and I must say, he’s never been so on fire and red hot as now. The crowd here is overflowing out the door. The McCain bus had a hard time getting up the street because of all the people flowing in. ...
John McCain has always been at his best when he’s unplugged. Well, let me just confirm that he is not only unplugged, he is on fire. Romney needs to watch out. Huckabee needs to watch out. John McCain just may take this enthusiasm in New Hampshire and become the ultimate “Comeback Kid”.
There were questions (Iraq, global warming, health care, AIDS in Africa, etc.) But the real story was the energy. A lot of it.
It appears that something may be happening. The Concord Monitor has a new poll out with McCain up 6. If this energy continues the Mac may well be back.
With that, I go to NRO's event and then the debate. Details will follow.
that McCain is lazy, then. Does that mean everyone will lay off Fred now and start beating up McCain?
Now, someone go wake up John from his nap so he can do some campaigning...
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But you gotta get through Cindy McCain to do that, and we know how protective wifes are of their man.
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What I did say is that if McCain only had a few events today while Romney had a bunch, it might make sense if McCain packed more people into his events than Romney did.
Sorry I didn't make myself clear. Carry on...
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I was there and it was an incredible event. Tons of energy...people lined up outside the hall to get in.
Heard Romney did a town hall today and there were maybe 100 people there.
Romney is plummeting.
Who just won WY? Who is leading in delegates? I'd recommend not getting your hopes up too high there, it will only make the fall all the worse. Romney is rallying the base and that is sticking for him and will only grow stronger as the seasons progresses. McCain, well, he had his chance and people will come to realize that shortly.
Erick K. Knackstedt
The candidate who finishes the first three performance measures is 2 second and a first place finish. Yet there are those who keep saying his is going nowhere. Nobody seems to like him and everybody wants to beat him up. Yet on Fox news three of the four 'guests' who are asked who won tonights republican debate say it was romney. Again, let the people speak and let the pundits shut up. Actually, let them all talk...the only opion I respect anyway is my own. (Maybe my son too, except perhaps on border security) :-)
The feeling is mutual. Except I think your take on the border is actually good.
"Go ahead, make your jokes, Mr. Jokey... Joke-maker. But let me hit you with some knowledge. Quit now". -White Goodman
I was impressed with the way he handled himself and the crowd, the latter includes when he was working them, shaking hands and filing through them.
Just a thought: a McCain vs. Barry battle next fall would be interesting for at least socio-political reasons. Would America take a blind leap off a bridge in a period of grave danger, or would we hand the keys to the guy who helped build the bridge?
This is what South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint said about the allowing illegal immigrants to collect Social Security benefits on work they did while they were in the country illegally and while using fraudulent Social Security numbers, an idea that McCain supported and voted for:
It makes no sense to reward millions of illegal immigrants for criminal behavior while our Social Security system is already in crisis. … Why in the world would we endorse this criminal activity with federal benefits?
but this has nothing to do with the main post. Without getting into the inaccuracy of the statement, this is out of line and not appropriate. Go write your own diary to attack McCain but don't start spamming other threads like a Paulite.
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"The Mac is Back"?
"There were questions (Iraq, global warming, health care, AIDS in Africa, etc.) But the real story was the energy. A lot of it."
Talk about spin! I'm dizzy after reading this garbage.
Dayton has taken it upon himself to define "the real story" and used his definition to take a not-so-subtle swipe at Thompson for his laid-back style. This is the sort of "journalism" we'd expect from CNN or other MSM outlets. Not from this site.
McCain's energy, or lack thereof, is not important. His stands on issues are.
What did he say in response to the questions? Did anybody ask him about illegal immigration or McCain-Feingold? Did anybody ask him why he has such a nasty temper? Uhhhh, was he disappointed that he came in fourth in Iowa? Why did he do so poorly there? Where will he wind up in New Hampshire? How much campaign money does he have left? When does he plan to bow out? There are tons of good questions in search of good answers.
It's obvious that Dayton and Brody have fallen in love with McCain, and it's time they were reassigned to other campaigns.
If energy level is so important, let's hear it for the Energizer Bunny.
Townhalls are full of substantive questions. I got to ride along with the McCain campaign in November and took some video and wrote up some of the events. I encourage you to watch the videos of McCain on the issues, including immigration.
Of course, if you're just here to attack a Republican, then this comment is a waste of my time.
But in case you are genuinely interested, McCain is not disappointed about Iowa. He didn't compete there and got 13%. He was within a couple hundred votes of Thompson who camped out there for several weeks and ahead of Paul who campaigned there as well. He was also ecstatic about Huckabee beating Romney to stop the Romney Early State Strategy. Iowa was fantastic for McCain.
He has bet on winning NH. It's a tight race and he may fall short, but he is in a better position now than any time during the campaign.
And Dayton is not "in love with McCain." Heh. However, I don't think he is all that fond of Romney for whatever reasons.
Finally, if you don't think energy is important in an early primary then you don't know how this whole thing works. We've been arguing issues on RS for 12 months now. It's time to see who does well and win these voters. Energy has a lot to do with that.
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Thats how I sum up what I've just read. McCain filed papers for federal matching funds. We need to stop kidding ourselves, McCain has an BAD Temper and I can't post the stuff he's said on here because it's that bad.
Besides McCain has Sen. Lindsey "Everyone who is against Amnesty is a Bigot" Graham. Some of us don't forget that and won't vote for that crap.
...simply cannot read something that doesn't fellate your guy and burn everybody else without coming up with a pathetically stupid response like above, can you? Take a look at Soren's reporting from NH the last few days -- he's going to all of the events, and he's writing about all of the candidates simply describing what happened.
But hey, simply describing events, if it doesn't tear down all but your personal Anointed Saint, is biased and must be insulted and discounted, yes?
Jeez, the patheticness and pettiness you and the other bots exude is so palpable and so nasty that I'm going to go take a shower now.
Oh, and 2010 can come any time, please.
I'm not a bot and I take strong offense to that. This "bot" also doesn't support the isolationist candidate either!
We see the Arrogant Bunker Mentality of the GOP...No wonder the party is about to go down in flames you don't get it.
I'm tired of hearing about how this guy should be a nominee. This is the same guy who ran calls claiming Bush was an anti catholic bigot in 2000, has an Extremely bad temper at everyone, called Sen. Charles Grassley a "....ing jerk!".. this guy who blocked several good conservative judicial nominees to protect an old rule in the Senate, worked with liberals to produce a bill of Amnesty, produces a shoddy bill on campaign finance reform that the Supreme Court pretty much Gutted because it violates free speech, my gosh the list just goes on and on..
If Obama wins in less than a year from now and we've picked a bad nominee all I have to say is we deserved the loss.
...do you have a temper?
And does the list go on and on? I think you've pretty much hit all the talking points bashing McCain. I'd like to hear the rest. Maybe you can repeat that he has a temper again.
And McCain was behind calls calling Bush a Catholic bigot? Is that something you honestly believe? It's one thing to hit him on policy, but to pull that one out of the vault is silly.
I hope your shower includes a good head soaking. You need it, bub.
"Simply descibing events"?
Give me a break.
He wrote: "There were questions (Iraq, global warming, health care, AIDS in Africa, etc.) But the real story was the energy. A lot of it."
That is not describing events. It is spinning, spinning, spinning. And if you don't get it, then you need to repeat "Reading 101."
Or take another shower.
I'm pretty sure he's in favor of Al Gore endorsed stuff like carbon offsets.
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
Once, I thought I could never vote for McCain. But being at the gates of hell (a possible Huck nomination) has changed my perspective. Now, if he can stop Huck, McCain will win my everlasting support.
Disclaimer: I'm a Virgo so I'm wishy-washy. That said, I am liking McCain right now. We need someone who can beat the Democrats when the pendulum has decidedly shifted away from the GOP. Giuliani and McCain have the best shot for Independent votes. Romney is a flip-flopper to the nth degree and a fake, Huckabee is a non-starter (see Estrich's comment about dancing at the inaugural) and Thompson can't motivate the GOP, let alone non-Republicans. McCain is not a perfect choice but a solid one. You at least know the man is honest in his wrong viewpoint, and he can't be bought or sold.
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How many events did McCain have scheduled today versus how many did Romney have? Anyone know? I thought I saw somewhere that Romney had 4-5 events planned for today on top of the debate while McCain only had 2 non-debate events. That could be one reason for the difference in crowd size. Again, I'm not sure on this, just some lazy arm-chair speculating....