McCain in Derry last Thursday (GG photo)
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Fox News has just called John McCain the winner of the NH Primary. Talk about the comeback kid! This campaign was supposedly DOA back in August. Wow!
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Here is the other story– in my little town of Gilford, NH, a traditionally heavy Republican town, this was the breakdown of ballots by party:
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Republicans: 1,935
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Democrats: 1,637
Gone are the days of 2 to 1 advantage GOP, at least here in my neck of the woods. No matter who ends up as our nominee, there is much work to be done.
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The other big story is that the expected Obama blowout appears nonexistent. The energy? The crowds? Curiosity? Maybe. Confidence? Maybe not. Could we be seeing the usual hype about the so-called "youth vote" bringing the usual ultimate result? Anybody remember Howard Dean? While Obama is certainly no Howard Dean, it’s looking like once again, when it comes to turning pre-vote outward excitement into votes, you still can’t count them chickens ’till they hatch…